Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: Tow Centre Experience Prospective Comparative Study

Laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia.

OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of patients in terms of wound complications and follow-up, after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. STUDY DESIGN A case series study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Surgery, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, from January 2007 to December 2011. METHODOLOGY All patients above 13 years of age, who underwent laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, were included...

Outcome of four years experience in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

OBJECTIVE To find out the short term outcomes of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) during the last four years. METHODS It was a descriptive and prospective case series of 53 consecutive patients out of 107 at Department of General Surgery, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Unit II, Karachi, from January 2009 to December 2012. These patients were admitted through out patient departm...

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a comparative study of transabdominal preperitoneal versus intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair.

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...

Cecal Bascule After Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair

INTRODUCTION We present a case of a cecal bascule, a rare type of cecal volvulus, as a complication of a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. CASE DESCRIPTION A 73-y-old male with a ventral hernia underwent an uneventful elective laparoscopic repair. He developed an acute abdomen on postoperative day 6, and imaging demonstrated a cecal bascule. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a cecal bascule w...

Techniques In Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair