Authors:Volker Schumpelick, Robert J. Fitzgibbons,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: sequelae, repair, hernia
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2010-02-18
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 3642045529
ISBN-13: 9783642045523

Even the best hernia repair can result in postoperative difficulties for the patient caused by repair sequelae as for example pain, infertility, infection, adhesion and dislocation of the protheses. That can happen many years later and now, where the general principle of hernia repair is well understood all over the world, these sequelae are noticed more and more. To define them, to evaluate the absolute and relative risk of these sequelaes and to describe the ways of their prevention, diagnosis and treatment, the 5th Suvretta meeting had focussed on this subject. We discussed if there’s a p

Author: Salvador Morales-Conde
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: repair, hernia, ventral, laparoscopic
Number of Pages: 553
Published: 2002-08-26
List price: $161.00
ISBN-10: 2287597557
ISBN-13: 9782287597558

Univ. Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Italy. Offers an analysis of the usefulness of laparoscopy and includes current information in a practical manner for all levels of the surgical community. Topics include considerations of ventral hernias, instruments, materials, technical aspects, and techniques. Detailed color illustrations are provided. Softcover.

Authors:Robert J Fitzgibbons, A. Gerson Greenburg,
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: hernia, condon, nyhus
Number of Pages: 650
Published: 2001-11-15
List price: $179.00
ISBN-10: 0781719623
ISBN-13: 9780781719629

Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE. Revised edition of Hernia, c1995, by Lloyd Nyhus. Outlines treatment strategies, new controversies, and a new paradigm of hernia surgery. Includes new chapters with others revised, and a detailed model of how to approach clinical trials. Previous edition: c1995. DNLM: Hernia.

Authors:Volker Schumpelick, Robert J. Fitzgibbons,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: treatment, prevention, hernia, recurrent
Number of Pages: 434
Published: 2007-06-12
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 3540375457
ISBN-13: 9783540375456

Recurrence is a significant public health problem. So, this fourth Suvretta meeting, held in February 2006 is intended to concentrate on this problem. Technical nuances of the various operations have been discussed to pursue consensus concerning the best techniques. Methods were explored to improve surgeons’ education and look into the multifactorial etiologies to understand the biology of hernia recurrence better.

Authors:Feliciano Crovella, Giovanni Bartone, Landino Fei,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: surgery, updates, hernia, incisional
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2007-12-12
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 8847007216
ISBN-13: 9788847007215

Incisional hernia surgery has witnessed important advances over recent years, not only as far as the pathophysiological and etiopathogenetic aspects are concerned, but also from a technical point of view. This book provides an update on incisional hernia surgical techniques. It includes chapters on synthetic prostheses, biomaterials and robotics. Surgeons, surgical residents, and medical students will find the information in this volume very useful in their daily practice.

Author: M.D. Tom Smith
Publisher: Hunter House
Keywords: positive, options, health, treatment, hiatus, hernia
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2001-03-02
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0897933184
ISBN-13: 9780897933186

Heartburn, coughing when lying down, pain in the upper chest or throat - these can all be signs of an often misunderstood condition: hiatus hernia. This book looks at all aspects of dealing with this condition, from diagnosis to self-care. Case studies discuss how individuals have successfully minimized symptoms and how dangerous complications can sometimes arise.