Keeping mesh outside the abdominal cavity. Late night commercials and ads on television place fear in our patients regarding the use of mesh in hernia repairs. While the majority of these concerns are unfounded, there is a bit of truth in trying to avoid placing mesh within the peritoneal cavity to avoid contact with the…
Hiatal Hernia With the obesity epidemic present in the United States, the presence of hiatal hernia ranges between 13-59% in those who have no symptoms of GERD. Those with symptoms of GERD, hiatal hernias are present in up to 94% of patients with reflux esophagitis. There are four main types of hiatal hernia. Type 3…
To fix or not to fix – that is the question! Certainly patients who present with a symptomatic inguinal hernia prefer to have that repaired. But what about the patient who has an asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic inguinal hernia, should those be repaired as well? A recent systematic literature review demonstrated that patients will have…
