Incidence and Risk Factors of Incisional Hernia After Single-Incision Endoscopic Surgery.

Abdominal wall complications are one of the most controversial issues regarding single-incision endoscopic surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence and risk factors of incisional hernia after single-incision endoscopic cholecystectomy. An observational retrospective study was performed, on a cohort of patients cholecystectomized laparoscopically through a transumbilical single incision due to gallbladder lithiasis or polyps.

Colorectal anastomosis facilitated by the use of the LigaSure(®) sealing device: comparative study in an animal model.

Background: Recently, there has been speculation about the possibility of fusing intestinal tissue using bipolar sealing devices. In this study we compare in a porcine model the anastomoses created using the LigaSure(®) device with those created with a stapler after section and closure of a rectal stump.

Methods: Thirty pigs underwent laparoscopic colorectal anastomosis.

Improved outcomes of incarcerated femoral hernia: a multivariate analysis of predictive factors of bowel ischemia and potential impact on postoperative complications.

Background: Although much of the literature focuses on risk factors for intestinal resection in groin hernias, little is known specifically for the femoral type. This study identifies clinical and analytic parameters associated with intestinal ischemia in patients with an incarcerated femoral hernia.

Methods: Eighty-six patients with an incarcerated femoral hernia were included in an analytic, longitudinal, observational, retrospective cohort study.