hernia sac
Operative Steps Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair
1) Excision of the hernia sac: The contents of the hernia sac are first reduced into the abdominal cavity. 2) Mobilization of the esophagus: The esophagus should be mobilized so that at least 3cm of the...
Pantaloon Hernia Laparoscopic Surgery
A pantaloon hernia occurs when both a direct and an indirect hernia develop on the same side of the groin. The hernia is named pantaloon because the two hernia sacs are divided by epigastric vessels,...
Spermatic Cord Lipomas
Surgical video: spermatic cord lipomas are a common incidental finding during surgical treatment for inguinal hernias. They are found in 20–70% of all inguinal hernia repairs. They appear to arise...
Management of Spermatic Cord Lipomas
Video case surgery: A spermatic cord lipoma is found in 20–70% of all inguinal hernia repairs. The clinical picture of an inguinal hernia with bulging and pain but without an actual indirect hernia...
Pantaloon Hernia
A pantaloon hernia, also known as a saddlebag hernia, is defined as any combination of two adjacent hernia sacs of the femoral or inguinal region (direct or indirect inguinal hernias ((alternative plural:...
Coexisting Achalasia and Large Hiatal Hernia
The occurrence of hiatal hernia and achalasia in the same patient is considered to be extremely rare. Although hiatal hernia is reported with a 40-50% frequency in the general population, its occurrence...
TAPP - Desuflation of Pneumoperitoneum Reveals...
This short video presents one of the techniques used to desuflate a gas from the preperitoneal space after TAPP repair to confirm proper mesh placement (preventing 'clam-shelling' or 'potato chip effect')....
Umbilical Hernia and Diastasis Recti
The best of both worlds - OPEN&LAP Ventral Hernia Repair. This late morning we operated on an obese (110kg-1.63m) male, with recurrent umbilical hernia, diastasis and pickwick syndrome. We did not...