Prospective, observational study of intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair with defect closure versus SCOLA for primary ventral hernia.

Introduction: The last decade has witnessed several modifications in the laparoscopic techniques for ventral hernia. The aim of this study was to compare an established repair such as laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair with defect closure (IPOM plus) with subcutaneous onlay endoscopic approach (SCOLA) for medium ventral hernia.

Patients And Methods: From June 2019 to November 2021, 29 patients undergoing IPOM plus and 22 patients undergoing SCOLA for medium ventral hernia (umbilical and epigastric hernia of size 2-4 cm) were included in the study.

Surgical manifestations of scrub typhus: A diagnostic dilemma.

Scrub typhus, a zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a systemic febrile illness. The disease presents with diverse clinical manifestations, ranging from subclinical disease to multiorgan failure and fatal disease. It may rarely present as an acute abdomen which may lead to a diagnostic dilemma.

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: a rare cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleed in adults.

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare condition characterised by venous malformations in the skin, gastrointestinal tract and other parts of the body. Its presentation is usually sporadic, although cases of autosomal dominant inheritance have been reported. Usually seen in children, BRBNS presentation in adults is rare.