Lateral abdominal wall hernias after coughing: a single center experience.

Purpose: Forceful coughing is assumed to be an uncommon etiology for lateral abdominal wall hernias. The literature regarding this topic is very limited and there is a lack of consensus in management, both operative and non-operative. We aim to report our center's experience in repair of lateral abdominal wall hernias secondary to vigorous coughing.

Complex blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: Experience from a high-volume abdominal core health center.

Background: Traumatic abdominal wall hernias are rare and commonly involve the lateral abdominal wall due to shearing off the oblique and transversus abdominis muscles from the iliac crest. The vast majority of the current literature focuses on the index trauma admission, includes few patients, and provides little to no detail about the hernia repair itself. We aim to report our center's high-volume experience with a definitive repair of chronic traumatic lateral abdominal wall hernias.

The development, implementation, and evaluation of a pre-rotation quiz to improve resident preparedness for an abdominal wall reconstruction surgical rotation.

Introduction: Although hernia repair constitutes a significant portion of surgical training, education around more complex hernia concepts such as abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) or paraesophageal hernia repair may be lacking. We developed and implemented a pre-rotation quiz for residents on an AWR and minimally invasive surgery service. We also investigated the staff and resident perception of resident knowledge and experience of the rotation before and after quiz implementation.

The rate of ileostomy site incisional hernias: more common than we think?

Purpose: Incisional hernias (IH) rates after diverting loop ileostomy reversal (DLI-R) have been reported up to 24%. We aimed to characterize the incidence rate and risk factors associated with DLI-R site IH formation within 1-year in a large patient cohort.

Methods: A retrospective review at a single quaternary referral center hospital of adult patients who underwent DLI-R over a 5-year period and abdominal computerized tomography (CT) imaging performed within 1-year for any indication postoperatively was conducted.