Laparoscopic repair of a large interstitially incarcerated inguinal hernia. [PDF]
A 68 year old female presented for elective repair of an abdominal wall hernia. Preoperative CT imaging revealed a right inguinal hernia defect with hernia contents coursing cephalad between the external and internal abdominal oblique muscles.
Glaser, J+3 more
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Patient awareness and symptoms from an incisional hernia [PDF]
Incisional hernia is a common postoperative complication following open abdominal surgery with incidence varying between 3% and 20%.1 Approximately half of all incisional hernias are diagnosed within 1 year following surgery. In the United Kingdom alone,
Bansal+17 more
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A hernia usually presents as a painful lump in the groin, often associated with a large strain but it may also be asymptomatic and coincidentally discovered on routine examination.
Caruana Dingli, Gordon
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Appendiceal abscess in a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia: a rare case of Amyand hernia [PDF]
The hernia of Amyand is an inguinal hernia containing the appendix in the sac. It is a rare pathology often diagnosed only intra-operatively. We report a case even more rare of a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal Amyand hernia with appendiceal abscess ...
Custureri, Filippo+6 more
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Open ventral hernia repair with a composite ventral patch : final results of a multicenter prospective study [PDF]
Background: This study assessed clinical outcomes, including safety and recurrence, from the two-year follow-up of patients who underwent open ventral primary hernia repair with the use of the Parietex (TM) Composite Ventral Patch (PCO-VP).
Berrevoet, Frederik+11 more
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A genome-wide association study identifies four novel susceptibility loci underlying inguinal hernia. [PDF]
Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed operations in the world, yet little is known about the genetic mechanisms that predispose individuals to develop inguinal hernias.
Ahituv, Nadav+8 more
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Surgical Management of Inguinal Hernias at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: Our Experiences in a Resource-Limited Setting. [PDF]
Inguinal hernia repair remains the commonest operation performed by general surgeons all over the world. There is paucity of published data on surgical management of inguinal hernias in our environment.
AN Kingsnorth+38 more
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TOpic: rare and special cases, the real "Strange cases" [PDF]
Introduction: The bladder hernia represents approximately 1-3% of all inguinal hernias, where patients aged more than 50 years have a higher incidence (10%).
AUTIERI, DOMENICO+48 more
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Controlled Levofloxacin Release and Antibacterial Properties of β-Cyclodextrins-Grafted Polypropylene Mesh Devices for Hernia Repair. [PDF]
Mesh infection is a major complication of hernia repair. After knitted mesh implantation, bacteria can grow within textile structures causing infection.
Li, Yan+6 more
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Titanium versus absorbable tacks comparative study (TACS): a multicenter, non-inferiority prospective evaluation during laparoscopic repair of ventral and incisional hernia: study protocol for randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic repair of ventral and incisional hernias has gained popularity since many studies have reported encouraging results in terms of outcomee and recurrence.
Baldazzi, G+5 more
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