BACKGROUND Petersen’s hernia occurring through the epiploic foramen of the greater omentum,is an uncommon type of internal hernia.When it presents with complications such as chylous ascites,which is the lymphatic flu...
Supported by the Startup Fund for Scientific Research,Fujian Medical University,No.2021QH1262.
BACKGROUND Routinely separating the ligamentum teres uteri(LTU)intraoperatively remains an unresolved issue for female children undergoing surgery for indirect inguinal hernia(IIH).AIM To identify the effect of LTU pr...
BACKGROUND Laparoscopic hernia repair is a minimally invasive surgery,but patients may experience emergence agitation(EA)during the post-anesthesia recovery period,which can increase pain and lead to complications suc...
BACKGROUND Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy(LDG)for gastric cancer has been progressed and popular in Japan,since it was first described in 1994.Several reconstruction methods can be adopted according to remnant stomac...
Paraesophageal hernia(PEH)repair is one of the most challenging upper gastrointestinal operations.Its high rate of recurrence is due mostly to the low quality of the crura and size of the hiatal defect.In an attempt t...
Umbilical hernia occurs in 20% of the patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with ascites. Due to the enormous intraabdominal pressure secondary to the ascites, umbilical hernia in these patients has a tendency to ...
Supported by Akershus University Hospital,No.2619046
AIM: To compare long term outcomes of laparoscopic and open ventral hernia mesh repair with respect to recurrence, pain and satisfaction.METHODS: We conducted a single-centre follow-up study of 194 consecutive patient...
Primary ventral hernias and ventral incisional hernias have been a challenge for surgeons throughout the ages. In the current era, incisional hernias have increased in prevalence due to the very high number of laparot...
Hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions that use mesh implants. This article evaluates crucial mesh parameters to facilitate selection of the most appropriate mesh implant, conside...
Amyand's hernia is a rare condition defined by the inclusion of the appendix vermiformis within the hernia sac. Its incidence among cases of groin hernia is less than 1%. The clinical manifestation of incarcerated ing...