Pregnancy Following Laparoscopic Mesh Repair of Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia

Pregnancy Following Laparoscopic Mesh Repair of Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia

BACKGROUND There are no data on laparoscopic repair of ventral and incisional hernias (LRVIH) in fertile women who intend to have further pregnancies. A unique series is described of 8 women who got pregnant and gave birth after LRVIH. METHODS Medical records of 875 consecutive patients who underwent LRVIH were reviewed. Women who gave birth after LRVIH were identified. At follow-up, patient...

Proceed™ Mesh for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic technique to repair ventral hernia offers advantages over conventional open surgery such as shorter recovery time, decreased pain, and lower recurrence rates. There are a myriad of meshes available for laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias. This study evaluated the outcomes of laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias with Proceed mesh (Ethicon, Somerville, ...

Silicone Covered Polypropylene Mesh for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair

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...

Laparoscopic repair of a traumatic ventral abdominal hernia using a mesh

Ventral herniation in horses is most frequently seen in the form of incisional hernias after colic surgery (Gibson et al. 1989; van der Velden and Klein 1994) and in pregnant mares (Kawcak and Stashak 1995), but may also occur after trauma (Hilbert et al. 1978; Hanson and Todhunter 1986). In the latter category, there may be a perforation of the skin, but after blunt trauma this is most often n...