The Sages Manual of Hernia Repair

Description:

The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair will serve as a state-of-the-art resource for hernia surgeons and residents alike who are interested in the rapidly evolving area of abdominal wall hernia repair. This manual captures and summarizes the current trends in the field, as well as describing the new ideas, programs, and strategies regarding hernia repair. Through a unique section called Current Debates in Inguinal Hernia Repair, this volume also provides readers an overview of the current opinions on many of the ongoing debates of this time period. Furthermore, the manual is lavishly illustrated, containing an array of instructional charts and photographs, and is authored by a panel of experts in hernia repair. Comprehensive and easily accessible, The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair is a portable reference that will be of great value to all practicing surgeons and residents working in the field of abdominal wall hernia repair.

Table of Contents:

1. Essentials of Inguinal Hernia

1. Establishing a Hernia Program and Follow-Up Regimen: A Complex Systems Design for Care and Improvement

2. Prosthetic Choice in Open Inguinal Hernia Repair

3. Prosthetic Choice in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

2. Techniques for Inguinal Hernia Repair

4. Technique: Lichtenstein

5. Technique: Plug and Patch

6. Technique: Laparoscopic TEP

7. Technique: Laparoscopic TAPP and IPOM

8. Strangulated Inguinal Hernia

9. Femoral Hernia

3. Outcomes and Complications Following Inguinal Hernia Repair

10. Results of Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernia

11. Outcomes After Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair

12. Cord Structure Complications in Inguinal Hernia Surgery

13. Intraoperative Complications During Laparoscopic Hernia Repair

14. Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

15. Recurrent Inguinal Hernia: The Best Approach

16. Athletic Groin Pain and Sports Hernia

4. Current Debates in Inguinal Hernia Repair

17. TAPP vs. TEP

18. Fixation Versus No Fixation in Laparoscopic TEP and TAPP

19. Laparoscopic Versus Open Repair for the Uncomplicated Unilateral Inguinal Hernia

20. Polyester, Polypropylene, ePTFE for Inguinal Hernias: Does It Really Matter?

5. Essentials of Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair

21. Evolution of Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair

22. Tissue Ingrowth: The Mesh–Tissue Interface: What Do We Know So Far?

23. Patient Comorbidities Complicating a Hernia Repair: The Preoperative Workup and Postoperative Planning

24. What Is a Complex Abdominal Wall?

6. Techniques for Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair

25. Synthetic Prosthetic Choices in Ventral Hernia Repair

26. Biologic Prosthetics: What Are They and How Do They Interact with the Body?

27. Open Component Separation for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

28. Endoscopic Component Separation

29. Technique: Laparoscopic Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair

30. Loss of Abdominal Domain

31. Drains, Pain Pumps, and Abdominal Binders

7. Outcomes and Complications Following Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair

32. Skin Necrosis After Open Component Separation: Prevention and Management

33. Recurrent Incisional Hernia Repair

34. Chronic Mesh Infections

35. Adhesions After Lap Ventral: Do They Matter?

36. Chronic Pain After Ventral Hernia Repair

37. Enterotomy During Hernia Repair

38. Chronic Seroma

8. Current Debates in Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair

39. Bridging Versus Closing the Defect During Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair

40. Bridging versus Closing the Defect During Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: It Is OK to Bridge

41. The Bariatric Patient with a Complex Ventral Hernia

42. Open Versus Endoscopic Component Separation: How to Choose One or the Other

43. Absorbable Fixation Materials: A Critical Appraisal

44. Biologic Mesh: When and Why—A Critical Appraisal

9. Other Hernias

45. Parastomal Hernia Repair: Latest Updates

46. Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia

47. Challenging Hernia Locations: Flank Hernias

48. Challenging Hernia Locations: Suprapubic and Subxiphoid

49. Hernias in the Pediatric Population

50. Spigelian Hernias: Diagnosis and Treatment

51. Hernia, Mesh, and Gynecology Procedures

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