Sportsman's hernia is very frequent in some sports, particularly in football. This painful syndrome is reported by high-level athletes as well as amateurs. There is no consensus about the management of sportsman's hernia, because of the heterogeneity in anatomoclinic forms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Fast-track care programs after surgery improve recovery and decrease the length of hospital stay and postoperative morbidity in colonic cancer. However, the true impact of these programs on morbidity rates after rectal cancer surgery remains unclear. We aimed to assess the feasibility and impact of the fast-track program on postoperative outcomes after restorative laparoscopic rectal cancer resection and temporary loop ileostomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMesenteric hernia is a frequent cause of intestinal obstruction in childhood but is exceptional in the adult. We describe a case in a young adult without any remarkable history who presented with an acute abdomen and intestinal obstruction.
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