Abstract Aim of study The aim the is to analyse concomitant diastasis recti impact in ventral hernia repair our experience. Material and methods An observational single centre retrospective analysis Abdominal Wall Surgery prospective data base was performed. We analysed primary repairs Hospital during 2020 2021. Two groups were performed according presence or not. a descriptive analysis; compar...

Abstract Purpose Since the introduction of Da Vinci robot, robot-assisted hernia repairs have become more common. We aim to report our initial experience robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (R-TAPP) inguinal repair. Methods A retrospective chart review was performed in patients who underwent R-TAPP repair with a prosthetic mesh using platform (Intuitive Surgical Inc). Data were collected for p...

OBJECTIVE To show our results with the use of a polypropylene mesh at the stoma site, as prophylaxis of parastomal hernias in patients with rectal cancer when a terminal colostomy is performed. METHODS From January 2010 until March 2014, 45 consecutive patients with rectal cancer, underwent surgical treatment with the need of a terminal colostomy. A prophylactic mesh was placed in a sublay po...

' 2004 Canadian Medical Association A 27 000 cases of femoral hernia occur yearly in the USA, accounting for 3% of all hernias. The hernial sac may contain preperitoneal fat, omentum, small bowel or colon and, rarely, the appendix, reported to occur in 0.8% of femoral hernias. To date, only 12 cases of perforated appendicitis in a femoral hernia have been documented, none in the past 13 years. ...

Abstract Aim We present our experience in the repair of strangled inguinal hernias using Nyhus technique. Material and methods Retrospective review from 2019 to 2021 39 patients operated on for strangulated hernia who underwent a subsequent with cavity exploration technique, minimum follow-up 12 months. There were (77% men/23% women) mean age 67 years (range 45–87 years), which 41% smokers, 22%...

Abstract Objective A cost-effective analysis of the laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair and trans- abdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) versus open inguinal hernia is still not well addressed. The aim this study to compare clinical outcomes TEP TAPP for unilateral hernia. Methods This a cost-effectiveness within randomized prospective conducted at Sanchinarro University Hospital. Cases pr...

A wide range of diagnoses can present as inguinal hernia. Laparoscopic techniques are being increasingly used in the repair of inguinal hernias and offer the potential benefit of identifying additional pathology. The authors present the first reported case of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck diagnosed laparoscopically. We review the incidence of identifying additional pathology through laparosc...