HYPOTHESIS A number of risk factors for incisional hernia have been identified, but the pathogenesis remains unclear. Based on previous findings of smoking as a risk factor for wound complications and recurrence of groin hernia, we studied whether smoking is associated with incisional hernia. DESIGN Cohort study. Clinical follow-up study for incisional hernia 33 to 57 months following laparot...

INTRODUCTION Cryptorchidism is common in children but is rare in the elderly. It often presents with a constellation of signs and symptoms similar to routine inguinal hernias. We present the case of an elderly man with cryptorchidism containing a Leydig cell tumor and provide clinical insights. PRESENTATION OF CASE An-84-year old man was admitted with an incarcerated right lower quadrant hern...

Inguinal hernia is a very common problem and has been treated surgically since long. The Stoppa repair is a tension free type of hernia repair, performed by wrapping the lower part of the parietal peritoneum with prosthetic mesh and placing it at a preperitoneal level over Fruchauds myopectineal orifice. We evaluated Stoppa pro peritoneal mesh repair as a method of repair for bilateral and unil...

INTRODUCTION The finding of the vermiform appendix within an inguinal hernia is a rare entity 2,3. An inflamed or non-inflamed vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia sac is named Amyand's hernia in honor to the surgeon Claudius Amyand who published the first case of perforated appendicitis within inguinal hernia in a boy caused by ingested pin. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to report ...

HYPOTHESIS The combination of cesarean section with inguinal or umbilical hernia repair is safe, effective, and well-accepted compared with cesarean section alone. DESIGN Retrospective comparative study. SETTING Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENTS Eight patients undergoing cesarean section combined with hernia repair (inguinal in 5 and umbilical in 3) vs 305 low-risk patients unde...

background trocar site, incisional hernia is one of the serious complications of laparoscopic surgery. as a result, many surgeons prefer to close the fascia, especially in those sites where a trocar of 10 mm in size or larger has been inserted. on the other hand, suturing the fascia may lead to damage of other tissues, such as the intestines; hence, some surgeons prefer not to close the fascia....

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare condition. The reported incidence of intrathoracic renal ectopia due to CDH is also rare. A right-sided thoracic kidney is much less common due to the location of the liver. Isolated intrathoracic kidney is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally on chest imaging. The authors report on a 21days old female infant with late-presenting right ...

introduction the popularity of sleeve gastrectomy, as a treatment for morbid obesity, has increased recently due to its safety and relatively technical simplicity. sleeve gastrectomy, however, is not free of complications and due to the increased number of cases performed with this method, new postoperative complications would be expected to be experienced. few cases of gastric volvulus are rep...

Surgical treatment of femoral hernia has a long history. In the 19th century Bassini and Marcy are simply closing the femoral ring, while Cushing published approach for solving the femoral hernia. However, a high percentage of relapse with conventional techniques, require a different approach in dealing with femoral hernia. It is assumed that the femoral hernia occurs in 7% of all abdominal wal...

BACKGROUND Median sternotomy can weaken the upper abdominal wall and result in subxiphoid incisional hernia. We evaluated risk factors associated with the development of subxiphoid incisional hernias after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). MATERIALS AND METHODS Of 1,656 isolated CABGs performed between January 2001 and July 2010, 1,599 patients who were completely followed up were analy...