The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair

Captures and summarizes the current trends and debates in abdominal wall hernia repair All chapters are written by experts in their fields Extensive color illustrations and photographs 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 I. Essentials of Inguinal Hernia 1. Establishing a Hernia Program and Follow-up Regimen: A Complex Systems Design for Care and Improvement Bruce Ramshaw 2. Prosthetic Choice in Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Lisa C. Pickett 3. Prosthetic Choice in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Emily L. Albright and J. Scott Roth II. Techniques for Inguinal Hernia Repair 4. Technique: Lichtenstein David C. Chen and Parviz K. Amid 5. Technique: Plug and Patch Carl Doerhoff 6. Technique: Laparoscopic TEP Guy Voeller and Benjamin S. Powell 7. Technique: Laparoscopic TAPP and IPOM William Cobb, IV 8. Strangulated Inguinal Hernia Jonathan P. Pearl and E. Matthew Ritter 9. Femoral Hernia Daniel E. Swartz and Edward L. Felix III. Outcomes and Complications Following Inguinal Hernia Repair 10. Results of Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernia Daniel Marcus 11. Outcomes After Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Nicole Fearing and Kimberly Ponnuru 12. Cord Structure Complications in Inguinal Hernia Surgery Aaron M. Lipskar and Mark A. Reiner 13. INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS DURING LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR Davide Lomanto and Rajat Goel 14. Urinary Retention after Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair David A. McClusky, III 15. Recurrent Inguinal Hernia: The Best Approach Abe Fingerhut and Mousa Khoursheed 16. Athletic Groin Pain and Sports Hernia Nathaniel Stoikes and L. Michael Brunt IV. Current Debates in Inguinal Hernia Repair 17. TAPP vs. TEP Alfredo M. Carbonell 18. Fixation versus No Fixation in Laparoscopic TEP and TAPP Viney K. Mathavan and Maurice E. Arregui 19. Laparoscopic vs. Open Repair for the Uncomplicated Unilateral Inguinal Hernia Pradeep Pallati and Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr. 20. Polyester, Polypropylene, ePTFE for Inguinal Hernias: Does it Really Matter? Dmitry Oleynikov and Matthew Goede V. Essentials of Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair 21. Evolution of Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair Malini D Sur and L Brian Katz 22. Tissue Ingrowth: The Mesh-Tissue Interface--What Do We Know So Far? Gregory J. Mancini and A. Mariah Alexander 23. Patient Co-morbidities Complicating a Hernia Repair: The Preoperative Workup and Postoperative Planning Scott Philipp 24. What Is a Complex Abdominal Wall? Mickey M. Ott and Jose J. Diaz, Jr. VI. Techniques for Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair 25. Synthetic Prosthetic Choices in Ventral Hernia Repair Sheila A. Grant 26. Biologic Prosthetics: What Are They and How Do They Interact with the Body? Gina L. Adrales and Elizabeth Honigsberg 27. Open Component Separation for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction David Earle 28. Endoscopic Component Separation Michael J. Rosen 29. Technique: Laparoscopic Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair Archana Ramaswamy 30. Loss of Abdominal Domain Victor B. Tsirline, Igor Belyansky, David A. Klima, and B. Todd Heniford 31. Drains, Pain Pumps, and Abdominal Binders Chris Edwards VII. Outcomes and Complications Following Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair 32. Skin Necrosis After Open Component Separation: Prevention and Management Jignesh V. Unadkat and Dinakar Golla 33. Recurrent Incisional Hernia Repair John G. Linn and Dean J. Mikami 34. Chronic Mesh Infections Andrei Churyla and Andrew B. Lederman 35. Adhesions After Lap Ventral: Do They Matter? Dennis L. Fowler 36. Chronic Pain After Ventral Hernia Repair Victor B. Tsirline, David A. Klima, Igor Belyansky, and Kent W. Kercher 37. Enterotomy During Hernia Repair Ross F. Goldberg and C. Daniel Smith 38. CHRONIC SEROMA Morris Franklin Jr, Dr. Richard Alexander, Gerardo Lozano, and Karla Russek VIII. Current Debates in Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair 39. Bridging versus Closing the Defect during Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Yuri W. Novitsky 40. Bridging Versus Closing the Defect during Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: It’s OK to Bridge Stephen M. Kavic and Adrian Park 41. The Bariatric Patient with a Complex Ventral Hernia Jenny J. Choi and Alfons Pomp 42. Open versus Endoscopic Component Separation: How to Choose One or the Other Eduardo Parra-Davila, Juan J. Diaz-Hernandez, and Carlos M. Ortiz-Ortiz 43. Absorbable Fixation Materials: A Critical Appraisal Kevin El-Hayek and Matthew Kroh 44. Biologic Mesh: When and Why: A Critical Appraisal Jaime A. Cavallo, Corey R. Deeken, and Brent D. Matthews IX. Other Hernias 45. Parastomal Hernia Repair: Latest Updates Chee-Chee H. Stucky and Kristi L. Harold 46. Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia Steven P. Bowers 47. Challenging Hernia Locations – Flank hernias Gregory F. Dakin and Michael L. Kendrick 48. Challenging Hernia Locations: Suprapubic and Subxiphoid John R. Romanelli and Jose E. Espinel 49. Hernias in the Pediatric Population David M. Krpata and Todd A. Ponsky 50. Spigelian Hernias: Diagnosis and Treatment Marc Miserez and Marc H. Schreinemacher 51. Hernia, Mesh, and Gynecology Procedures Lauren Rascoff, Brian Jacob, and Charles Ascher-Walsh