Ventral hernias occur when abdominal contents or the peritoneum displace through a defect in the abdominal wall. Among these, spigelian hernias are an exceptionally rare subtype, representing 0.12% to 2% of all ventral hernias.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The most common technique described for robotic ventral hernia repair (RVHR) is intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM). With the evolution of robotics, advanced techniques including retro rectus mesh reinforcement, and component separation are being popularized. However, these procedures require more dissection, and longer operative times.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To present our technique of robotic retrorectus parastomal hernia repair.
Background: Parastomal hernias represent a significant problem with high recurrence and long-term complications. An estimated of 120,000 new stomas are created per year with a prevalence of up to 800,000 patients in the U.
Background: The altered anatomy of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass presents a challenge when duodenal access is required for ERCP. One technique, laparoscopic transgastric ERCP, was first described in 2002. Since that time, a total of 77 laparoscopic or percutaneous transgastric ERCPs have been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArachidonic acid (AA), a bioactive fatty acid whose levels increase during neuroinflammation, contributes to cerebral vascular damage and dysfunction. However, the mode of injury and underlying signaling mechanisms remain unknown. Challenge of primary human brain endothelial cells (HBECs) with AA activated a stress response resulting in caspase-3 activation, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage, and disruption of monolayer integrity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Acute colorectal obstruction is a potentially life-threatening emergency that requires immediate surgical treatment. Emergency procedures had an associated mortality rate of 10% to 30%. This encouraged development of other options, most notably self-expanding metallic stents.
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