BACKGROUND Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair is evolving rapidly worldwide to become a standard procedure. The purpose of this study was to compare the benefits, effectiveness, and postoperative outcome of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) repair of ventral hernia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prospectively collected data of 279 patients who under...

Abstract Amyand's hernia is defined as when the appendix is trapped within an inguinal hernia. While the incidence of this type of hernia is rare, the appendix may become incarcerated within Amyand's hernia and lead to further complications such as strangulation and perforation. Incarceration of the appendix most commonly occurs within inguinal and femoral hernias, but may arise to a lesser ext...

OBJECTIVE We described and validated a quantitative anatomical labeling protocol for extracting clinically relevant quantitative parameters for ventral hernias (VH) from routine computed tomography (CT) scans. This information was then used to predict the need for mesh bridge closure during ventral hernia repair (VHR). METHODS A detailed anatomical labeling protocol was proposed to enable qua...

BACKGROUND To investigate the relative effectiveness of mesh and suture repair of ventral abdominal hernias in terms of clinical outcome, quality of life and rate of recurrence in both the techniques. METHODS This is a retrospective descriptive analysis of 236 patients with mesh and non-mesh repair of primary ventral hernias performed between January 2000 to December 2004 at Surgery Departmen...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repair (LIVHR) was first reported by Le Blanc and Booth in 1993. Many studies are available in the literature that have shown that laparoscopic repair of incisional and ventral hernia is preferred over open repair because of lower recurrence rates (less than 10%), less wound morbidity, less pain, and early return to work. AIM To identify...

Background: The use of laparoscope in the treatment abdominal wall hernia repair was first reported 1993 by LeBlanc and William. But with passage time gaining expertise, LVHR is now being perform more often but it still not gold standard management. Today proven advantage laparoscopic ventral repair, open less intraoperative blood loss, shorter hospital stays early return to normal activity. We...

Due to a relative high rate of recurrence compared with other meshes for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, Physiomesh® was recalled in 2016. This case report describes one of two reported cases of allergic reaction after insertion of Physiomesh®. The patient was a 50-year-old male who had a laparoscopic operation for ventral hernia with insertion of Physiomesh® as an intraperitoneal onlay pro...