Growth rate and mortality during the first 80 days in a commercial finisher were documented in pigs with scrotal or umbilical hernias or kyphosis. Umbilical hernias were classified by size. Scrotal hernias and kyphosis were not subclassified. Descriptive statistics were performed for prevalence of defects. Prevalence, gender, and mortality in affected and non-affected pigs were compared using c...

Inguinoscrotal bladder hernias are rare, occurring in 1-4% of all inguinal hernias. Massive inguinoscrotal bladder hernias, where >50% of the bladder is found in the hernia sac are extremely rare. Patients can suffer significant morbidity from such a hernia. These include sepsis, unilateral or bilateral ureteric obstruction, renal failure and strangulation with secondary ischaemia of the bladde...

P. Mattei (ed.), Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-6643-8_69, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Hernias are among the most common conditions encountered by pediatric surgeons. Although inguinal and umbilical hernias are by far the most prevalent, rarer types of hernias are occasionally encountered in children. Because they are so rare, most of the information r...

Patients and methods To assess the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic [1-5] primary inguinal and incisional repair we reviewed the records of our patients of over 70 years old, who underwent such a procedure from June 2007 to September 2010: hernia defect size, recurrence, operative time, and procedure-related complications [6] were evaluated and a laparoscopic approach was attempted in all pa...

It is clear that the recurrence rates after nonprosthetic methods for the repair of inguinal hernias, like McVay, Bassini or Shouldice techniques, are high (6-10%). Since 20 years, we are convinced, in the GREPA-EHS group, about the advantages of the use of a prosthetic mesh in majority of patients for repairs of primary or recurrent inguinal hernias and incisional hernias. We describe our typi...

Minimally invasive surgical technology is changing the management of spigelian hernias. In addition to open repairs, laparoscopic transabdominal repairs as well as laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repairs are well documented. However, because spigelian hernias are uncommon, few surgeons have a large volume of experience with spigelian hernia repairs. This is particularly true of the repair ...

OBJECTIVE Lumbar triangle hernias are rarely reported causes of low back pain. We describe the symptoms, signs, and anatomical location of 2 possible defects in the posterior abdominal wall where lumbar hernias may appear. The clinical diagnosis was challenging, and advanced imaging failed to initially uncover the conditions. CLINICAL FEATURES We report 4 patients with spontaneous inferior lu...

BACKGROUND Hernia is a protrusion of a viscous or a part of a viscous through an abnormal opening in wall of its containing cavity. Different external hernias present differently and ultimate treatment is surgical, which is most commonly performed elective operation in the world. The objectives were to know the age and gender wise frequency of external hernias in Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbotta...

INTRODUÇÃO: A síndrome de Morgagni-Stewart-Morel é uma entidade clínica rara, caracterizada pela presença Hiperostose Frontal Interna (HFI) associada a desordens metabólicas, endócrinas e psiquiátricas. abrangência da dificulta um diagnóstico precoce relaciona alto grau morbidade. O difícil muitas vezes incidental. tratamento sintomático casos reservados podem receber abordagem cirúrgica OBJETI...

But he gave no distinctive report of carotid strokes. Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682–1771) in his De Sedibus (1761) showed extravasation of blood caused damage and laceration to the brain and cavities resulting in apoplexy [8] . Morgagni recognised the cerebral lesion as causing contralateral palsy. This was the first clear account of cerebral haemorrhage causing apoplectic stroke in distinct...