Repair of Symptomatic Forearm Hernias Using Acellular Dermal Matrix—Two Case Reports

Laparoscopic repair of post-esophagectomy diaphragmatic hernias using human acellular dermal matrix.

Diaphragmatic hernias occur in up to 2% of patients after esophagectomy with gastric pull-up, and the surgical repair in the setting of a previous esophagectomy is a challenge with high complication rates, in particular with regards to the gastric conduit and its critical vascular supply. We describe two cases and the technique of minimally invasive, laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic defects...

Handlebar Hernias: Case Reports of Rare Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias

Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Acellular Dermal Matrix Cruroplasty

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair (LPEHR) has been shown to be both safe and efficacious. Compulsory operative steps include reduction of the stomach from the mediastinum, resection of the mediastinal hernia sac, ensuring an appropriate intraabdominal esophageal length, and crural closure. The use of mesh materials in the repair of hiatal hernias remains controversial. Synthe...

Septal perforation repair with acellular human dermal allograft.

BACKGROUND Connective tissue autografts are commonly used as interpositional grafts between septal flaps in the repair of septal perforations. The most common graft materials used include temporalis fascia and pericranium, both of which are accompanied by donor site morbidity, do not provide septal bulk, and are exceedingly thin and difficult to manage. OBJECTIVE To study the use of an acellu...

Acellular dermal matrices in surgery.

The emergence of acellular dermal matrices has modified the practice patterns of many surgeons in many surgical specialties. Surgical problems that for many years lacked simple surgical solutions are now managed with relative simplicity because of improved techniques and also because of acellular dermal matrices. The success of matrices in surgery has led to an explosion in the marketplace, bec...