Long-Term Outcome After Laparoscopic Repair of Primary, Unilateral Inguinal Hernia Using a Self-Adhering Mesh
Tim Tollens, MD, Consultant, Halit Topal, MD, Surgical Trainee, Alexander Lucardie, BSc, Registrar, Koen Vermeiren, MD, Consultant, Chris Aelvoet, MD, Consultant, Kurt Devroe, MD, Consultant, Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium

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Real-World Clinical Quality Improvement for Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Bruce Ramshaw, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee, Brandie (Remi) Forman, BA, Hernia Clinician and Patient Care Manager, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee, Karla Moore, PhD, Dean, Academic Assessment and Planning, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, Florida, Eric Heidel, PHD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee, Michael Fabian, MD, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Halifax Health, Daytona Beach, Florida, Greg Mancini, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Program Director, Department of Surgery, University Surgeons Associates, Knoxville, Tennessee, Girish P. Joshi, MBBS, MD, FFARCSI, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Director of Perioperative Medicine and Ambulatory Anesthesia, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas

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Laparoscopic Treatment of Giant Ventral Hernia: Experience of 35 Patients

Michele Grande, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, Giorgio Lisi, MD, Resident, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Borgo Roma, Verona, Italy, Michela Campanelli, MD, Resident, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy, Simona Grande, Intern, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy, Dario Venditti, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, Casimiro Nigro, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, Francesca Cabry, MD, Researcher, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy, Massimo Villa, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

807

 

 

Trocar Site Hernia After Gastric Bypass
Sandra Ahlqvist, MD, Resident Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive care, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden, Dennis Björk, MD, Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden, Lena Weisby, MD, Attending Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden, Leif A Israelsson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, Yücel Cengiz, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

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Long-Term Results of Fixation-Free Incisional Hernia Repair Using a Tentacle-Shaped Implant
Giuseppe Amato, MD, Consulting Professor, Postgraduate School of General Surgery, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, Giorgio Romano, MD, Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery and Emergency, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, Thorsten Goetze, MD, PhD, Private Docent, Institut für Klinisch-Onkologische Forschung, Nordwest Krankenhaus Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, Luca Gordini, MD, Physician, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, Enrico Erdas, MD, Physician, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, Fabio Medas, MD, Physician, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, Piergiorgio Calò, MD , Full Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

852

 

Hiatal Hernia Repair: Current Evidence for Use of Absorbable Mesh to Reinforce Hiatal Closure
Lucian Panait, MD, FACS, Minimally Invasive Surgeon, AtlantiCare Physician Group, Department of Surgery, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Yuri W. Novitsky MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Director, Cleveland Comprehensive Hernia Center, Director, Advanced GI Surgery/MIS Fellowship, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

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