Postoperative outcomes of ventral hernia repair in veterans.

Background: Ventral hernia repair is a common procedure with reported 15% to 37% morbidity and 0.3% to 1.4% mortality rates.

Management of early PEG tube dislodgement: simultaneous endoscopic closure of gastric wall defect and PEG replacement.

A 53-year-old man with dysphagia underwent uneventful placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube for long-term enteral feeding access. 11 hours after the procedure, it was discovered that he had accidentally dislodged the feeding tube. On physical examination, he was found to have a benign abdomen without evidence of peritonitis or sepsis.

Disparities in access to cancer surgery after Medicaid expansion.

Introduction: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded Medicaid eligibility to persons with income up to 138% of the federal poverty line. We investigated how Medicaid expansion (ME) impacted the access to cancer-specific surgical care in the US.

Methods: We used a nationwide population-based database (SEER) to identify patients with the 8 most prevalent cancers between 2007 and 2015.

Complication of dislodged gastrostomy Foley catheter: antegrade migration into small bowel.

A 65-year-old man with dysphagia underwent placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube. He was cared for at a nursing facility where the tube became dislodged and was replaced with similar size Foley catheter. Patient was brought to the hospital with dislodged feeding Foley but none was found at the bedside.