ALLMedicine™ Inguinal Hernia Repair Center

May 14th, 2022 - To evaluate the validity of operative information recorded in the Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) database, a national inpatient database including administrative claims data. We reviewed the medical charts of 1221 patients who underwent one...

May 12th, 2022 - BMI is a risk factor for recurrence and post-operative complications in both open and laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal approach (TEP) repair. Robotic surgery using the transabdominal preperitoneal approach (TAPP) is a safe and viable option fo...

May 11th, 2022 - Because of the complexity of the intra-abdominal anatomy in the posterior approach, a longer learning curve has been observed in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair. Consequently, automatic tools using artificia...

May 6th, 2022 - Laparoscopic hernia repair has not gained widespread acceptance. Relatively high recurrence rate is a major cause. To reduce recurrence, we report a novel modification of laparoscopic percutaneous inguinal hernia repair in children by a retrospect...

May 4th, 2022 - Introduction: While laparoscopy is now widely accepted for inguinal hernia repair in infants, it traditionally has required general anesthesia. We sought to evaluate the safety of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in infants under spinal anesthe...

Apr 29th, 2022 - Postoperative urinary retention following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair occurs in approximately one out of ten patients. The more rapid reversal of neuromuscular blockade with Sugammadex has empirically been associated with low rates of post...

Apr 20th, 2022 - Background: Chronic scrotal pain (CSP) is a common condition with a prevalence of 2.5-4.8% in male outpatients. Up to 40% of these patients report depressive symptoms and many feel isolated. CSP is defined as intermittent or constant unilateral or...

Apr 19th, 2022 - Inguinal hernia have traditionally been done under general anesthesia. While safe, general anesthesia is associated with potential postoperative nausea/vomiting and drowsiness. Additionally, the recent COVID19 pandemic has heightened the precautio...

Apr 14th, 2022 - Between November 2019 and July 2021, patients undergoing elective inguinal hernia repair (IHR) or cholecystectomy were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided into three cohorts: Control, opioid sparing (OS), or zero-opioid (ZO). Control pati...

Apr 7th, 2022 - Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgeries performed globally, with more than 20 million performed each year. Not only does this huge number of surgeries have a substantial direct economic burden on healthcare systems, there is als...

Aug 4th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A bilateral flank compression maneuver can reduce pain on coughing after abdominal surgery, say clinicians in Japan who developed it. In a report in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, they note that "despi...

Oct 16th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one in 17 patients experience chronic pain following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR), and those at higher risk include women and younger patients, according to new findings. Chronic pain is one of the m...

Mar 23rd, 2020 - To the Editor: In 1998, 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate (2-CA) tissue adhesive gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for topical application to easily hold closed approximated skin edges from surgical excisions and simple trauma-induced laceration.

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Feb 12th, 2019 - What are the recurrence rates after laparoscopic versus open repair of primary inguinal hernia in women? In a recent review, published in JAMA Surgery,[1] the authors present a summary of findings from 55 studies on recurrent inguinal hernias in 4...