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Symptomatic hiatal hernia (HH) with pouch migration is a rare complication after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), and there is limited evidence on the utility of surgical repair. In this retrospective review of 44 patients who underwent isolated HH repair after previous RYGB, researchers found…
A propensity score analysis was conducted using the abdominal core health quality collaborative (ACHQC) database to evaluate the impact of robotic approach on wound morbidity in high-risk patients undergoing retromuscular ventral hernia repair. After matching patients for each approach, it was found that the robotic…
The impact of active smoking on outcomes of minimally invasive paraesophageal hernia repair (PEHR) was assessed in this cohort study. There was no significant difference in rates of death or serious morbidity (DSM) or hernia recurrence between smokers and non-smokers. However, on further analysis using…
A retrospective study analyzed 182 obese patients who underwent open transversus abdominis release (TAR) for complex ventral hernias. Among these patients, those with a BMI greater than 40 did not show significant differences in surgical site occurrences and infections compared to those with a lower…
The study demonstrates that high-resolution 3D computed tomography (CT) is a valuable tool for assessing the anatomical characteristics of hiatal hernias (HH) and aiding in surgical planning for laparoscopic or robotic antireflux procedures. CT scans accurately identified HH in 70% of patients and correlated well…
The study explored the use of an inlay mesh bridge as a supplementary technique to a modified Rives-Stoppa repair for challenging abdominal wall hernias. Nineteen patients with large postoperative ventral hernias were examined. Results showed that the inlay mesh bridge, combined with a sublay ultrapro…
Researchers introduced a novel hidden stitching technique for peritoneal closure in laparoscopic hernia repair to prevent complications associated with the use of barbed suture. The study retrospectively analyzed the data of patients undergoing laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal patch (TAPP) procedures. In the hidden stitch group, where…
The study conducted a systematic review with meta-analyses to assess the inheritance of groin hernias. It included 22 studies and found that a positive family history, particularly between mothers and daughters and between sisters, significantly increased the risk of inguinal hernia in children. In adults,…
The study aimed to assess the association between social vulnerability and the likelihood of receiving elective and emergency hernia repair in Texas. The results showed that patients with low social vulnerability were 36% more likely to receive surgery, while those with high social vulnerability were…
Researchers conducted a retrospective review of 176 patients with ascites undergoing ventral or inguinal hernia repair. The study found that surgical repair of hernias in patients with ascites is rare (1.4% in ventral hernia cohort, 0.2% in inguinal hernia cohort). The post-operative 30-day adverse clinical…
