Laparoscopic mesh repair for lumbar hernia after iliac crest bone harvest

Lumbar hernia after iliac crest bone harvest is relatively rare. When it does occur, it presents as a flank abdominal protrusion through a lateroposterior abdominal wall defect. A laparoscopic approach for this type of hernia is reported to have advantages over the classic open method. Here, we present a case of a 49‐year‐old Caucasian man who presented with an enlarged left flank mass after iliac bone harvest for pseudarthrosis. He had undergone open onlay mesh repair for inferior lumbar hernia, but the hernia recurred 3 months postoperatively. Laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair using a composite mesh was performed 7 months after recurrence. The patient was discharged 6 days postoperatively without complications. No signs of recurrence were detected during 1‐year follow‐up period. The laparoscopic approach for lumbar hernia conferred excellent visualization of the hernia defect and enabled a safe mesh repair using intra‐abdominal pressure to hold it in position. This approach provided all the benefits of minimally invasive surgery.     

Single incision endoscopic surgery for lumbar hernia

Abstract

Single Incision Endoscopic Surgery (SIES) has emerged as a less invasive surgery among laparoscopic surgeries, and this approach for incisional hernia was reported recently. This is the first report of SIES for an incisional lumbar hernia. A 66-year-old Japanese woman was referred to our institution because of a left flank hernia that developed after left iliac crest bone harvesting. A 20-mm incision was created on the left side of the umbilicus and all three trocars (12, 5, and 5 mm) were inserted into the incision. The hernial defect was 14 × 9 cm and was repaired with intraperitoneal onlay mesh and a prosthetic graft. The postoperative course was uneventful. SIES for lumbar hernia offers a safe and effective outcome equivalent compared to laparoscopic surgery. In addition, SIES is less invasive and has a cosmetic benefit.     

Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty for recurrent obturator hernia: A case report

Reports of recurrence after obturator hernia repair are few. We describe the case of an 89‐year‐old woman who presented to us with a thrice recurrent obturator hernia. She had undergone open non‐mesh repair twice and then laparoscopic non‐mesh repair. She was readmitted to our hospital 6 months after the laparoscopic repair. Manual reduction was successful, paving the way for elective transabdominal preperitoneal repair. During the endoscopic repair, surgical mesh was placed extraperitoneally over the hernia defect and then fixed to Cooper's ligament with absorbable tacks. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 2 without complications. In the 2 months that have passed since the surgery there has been no sign of recurrence, but the patient will be carefully followed up. Repair of a recurrent obturator hernia is technically challenging; however, the transabdominal preperitoneal approach seems to be reliable and safe.     

Laparoscopic repair via the transabdominal preperitoneal procedure for bilateral lumbar hernia: Three cases report and review of literature

A lumbar hernia is a rare entity, and a bilateral lumbar hernia is much rarer. From May 2015 to October 2017, we treated only three patients with bilateral lumbar hernias. One patient came to the hospital presenting with right-sided abdominal pain, and the other two patients presented with bilateral lumbar masses. The previous bilateral lumbar hernia reported in the literature was repaired by open surgery. The laparoscopic approach via the transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) procedure with the self-gripping Parietex ProGrip™ mesh was performed at our center. The laparoscopic repair was conducted by a skilled hernia surgeon, and was successfully performed in the three patients. The patients resumed a semi-liquid diet and had no activity restriction after six hours following the operation. No antibiotics were used after the surgery. The operative times of the three patients were 120 min, 85 min, and 130 min. The blood loss volumes of the three patients were 20 mL, 5 mL, and 5 mL. The visual analogue scale pain scores of the three patients were 1, 2, and 2 on postoperative day 1, and were 1, 2, and 1 on postoperative day 3. No perioperative complications, such as bulge, wound infection and hematoma, occurred after the surgery. All of the patients were discharged on the third day after the operation. There was no chronic pain and no hernia recurrence during the follow-up. This study showed that the laparoscopic TAPP approach with the self-gripping mesh is safe and feasible, and can be considered an alternative method for the treatment of bilateral lumbar hernias.     

腹腔镜腹股沟疝修补术与应用UHS无张力疝修补术的对比研究

目的研究比较腹腔镜腹股沟疝修补术与应用轻量型超普疝装置(UHS)补片无张力疝修补术的临床效果。方法回顾性分析2009年3月至2011年1月年腹腔镜腹股沟疝修补术87例,应用轻量型UHS补片无张力疝修补术53例的临床资料,分析比较手术时间、住院天数、并发症发生率、恢复正常生活和工作时间、术后短期复发率等指标。结果手术时间、术后住院天数、并发症发生率、恢复正常生活和工作时间、术后短期复发率等指标两组相比差异无统计学意义。结论腹腔镜腹股沟疝修补术与应用UHS补片无张力疝修补术两种无张力修补方法治疗腹股沟疝均可取得满意疗效。     

Two cases of early recurrence after transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

We performed transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair in 46 patients (58 diseases), two of whom experienced early recurrence after mesh repair. Case 1 was a 76‐year‐old man with a bilateral inguinal hernia (recurrence site, left indirect hernia) after appendectomy. The recurrence occurred 1 month after transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair. The mesh was dislocated to the lateral side, and we repaired it using the direct Kugel ® patch with an anterior technique. Case 2 was a 79‐year‐old man with a bilateral inguinal hernia (recurrence site, right direct hernia with an orifice >3 cm) after appendectomy. The recurrence occurred 3 months after transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair. The mesh was dislocated to the lateral side, and we repaired it using an ULTRAPRO ® Plug with an anterior technique under laparoscopic observation. We believe the recurrences resulted from insufficient internal exfoliation and fixation affected by complicated exfoliation of the preperitoneal space with omental adhesion after intraperitoneal surgery.     

Laparoscopic intraperitoneal mesh repair of Spigelian hernia: A case report

Spigelian hernia is a rare congenital defect of the anterior abdominal wall located along the semilunar line through the aponeurosis fascia of the transversus abdominis muscle. It represents 1%–2% of all abdominal wall hernias. Few cases of laparoscopic treatment for Spigelian hernia have been reported, especially in Japan. However, several reports of laparoscopic surgery to repair Spigelian hernias have been published, and some have shown that the laparoscopic approach repair is feasible because it is associated with less morbidity and a shorter hospital stay than open surgery. We herein describe a 63‐year‐old Japanese woman who presented with painful bulging in the right lower abdominal quadrant. A preoperative diagnosis of Spigelian hernia was made, and we performed laparoscopic intraperitoneal repair. The patient was discharged 6 days after laparoscopic surgery with no perioperative complications. This report describes the first successful laparoscopic intraperitoneal mesh repair of Spigelian hernia in Japan.     

Endoscopic repair of groin hernia--what ist evidence-based

The endoscopic techniques of groin hernia repair have developed tremendously over the past 10 years. There are numerous prospective randomized clinical trials comparing conventional techniques of groin hernia repair with endoscopic methods. However, it is difficult to establish a proper meta-analysis of the currently available data due to widely differing study designs. We assessed the currently available prospective randomized clinical trials comparing conventional versus laparoscopic hernia repair. We conclude that based on present data there is a clear advantage for the endoscopic techniques regarding length of hospital stay, postoperative recovery and return to normal activity. The conventional techniques are superior regarding duration of operation and direct cost. Rate of recurrence are comparable in both, endoscopic and conventional approach using mesh prosthesis. Endoscopic techniques are far superior to conventional operation without the use of mesh prosthesis. In patients with recurrent hernia endoscopy offers a major advantage regarding postoperative pain, lenght of hospital stay, return to normal activity and rate of recurrence. We demonstrate these suggestions discussing our own results. Therefore we recomend endoscopic hernia repair in patients with bilateral or recurrent hernia.     

Scar endometriosis developing after an umbilical hernia repair with mesh

A 44-year-old female was initially evaluated for a 3-cm umbilical hernia, which developed after a laparoscopic myomectomy performed seven years prior. The umbilical hernia was repaired using a synthetic mesh. Eight months after the umbilical hernia repair, the patient returned with chronic pain in a 3-cm raised mass originating from the umbilical hernia repair incision. The mass and mesh were surgically removed. The umbilical fascial defect was repaired with a primary fascia-to-fascia closure and the umbilicus was reconstructed from adjacent skin. The mass was found histologically to be endometriosis and fascial scarring with a foreign body reaction to synthetic mesh. Umbilical endometriosis developed either from peritoneal endometrial seeding from a laparoscopic myomectomy or from metaplasia of multipotential cells, which developed into endometriosis due to inflammatory stimulation by the synthetic mesh. Synthetic mesh probably should be avoided in the surgical repair of a laparoscopically caused umbilical hernia in a premenopausal female especially if there is a history of pelvic endometriosis.     

生物补片修补食管裂孔疝的效果：1年随访

背景：尽管腹腔镜食管裂孔疝修补已取得良好的治疗效果,但对术中是否应该使用生物补片仍存在争议。目的：分析生物补片修补腹腔镜食管裂孔疝的效果。方法：回顾性分析2006-11/2009-06在复旦大学附属华山医院实施手术的57例食管裂孔疝患者临床资料,其中单纯膈肌脚缝合＋Nissen胃底折叠24例（对照组）,单纯膈肌脚缝合＋Nissen胃底折叠同时行补片加强33例（实验组）。对比分析使用补片和未使用补片的治疗结果。结果与结论：术后随访1年,实验组与对照组术后复发率、患者满意度、症状控制情况差异均无显著性意义（P〉0.05）。与对照组比较,实验组术中、术后并发症并未增加,同时手术时间及住院时间也未明显延长（P〉0.05）。短期随访结果说明补片加强修补食管裂孔疝是安全、有效的,但应严格掌握适应证。     

A case of Spigelian hernia after laparoscopic incisional hernia repair

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with intraperitoneal onlay mesh reinforcement is often performed in clinical practice. We herein describe a patient who developed a Spigelian hernia at the edge of the mesh due to rupture of the muscular layer in the abdominal wall. A 69-year-old woman developed a left-sided abdominal bulge 15 months after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. CT showed a 33-mm defect in the abdominal wall at the lateral edge of the left abdominal rectus muscle with an intestinal prolapse through the defect. She was diagnosed with a Spigelian hernia and underwent operation. The hernia orifice was located at the aponeurosis of the transverse abdominal muscle where the thread had been used to fix the mesh through all layers of the abdominal wall. This report details a case of a Spigelian hernia after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.     

A case of indirect inguinal bladder hernia treated by laparoscopic hernia repair

Inguinal bladder hernia is a rare clinical condition, and only a small number of reported cases have been treated by laparoscopic surgery. In the present case, the patient was a 78-year-old man who presented to our emergency department with a chief complaint of right inguinal bulge and pain. CT imaging revealed an incarcerated right inguinal hernia containing the small intestine and a portion of the urinary bladder. We performed manual reduction of the incarcerated intestine, and he was admitted to the surgical ward for follow-up. On the 19th day after discharge, recurrence of incarceration developed, and he was readmitted after manual reduction. A laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair was performed. After careful reduction of the protruding bladder from the hernial orifice, we repaired the right inguinal hernia with a mesh prosthesis. We experienced a rare case of right indirect inguinal bladder hernia that was treated successfully with laparoscopic repair.     

生物补片修补食管裂孔疝的效果:1年随访

背景:尽管腹腔镜食管裂孔疝修补已取得良好的治疗效果,但对术中是否应该使用生物补片仍存在争议。目的:分析生物补片修补腹腔镜食管裂孔疝的效果。方法:回顾性分析2006-11/2009-06在复旦大学附属华山医院实施手术的57例食管裂孔疝患者临床资料,其中单纯膈肌脚缝合+Nissen胃底折叠24例(对照组),单纯膈肌脚缝合+Nissen胃底折叠同时行补片加强33例(实验组)。对比分析使用补片和未使用补片的治疗结果。结果与结论:术后随访1年,实验组与对照组术后复发率、患者满意度、症状控制情况差异均无显著性意义(P>0.05)。与对照组比较,实验组术中、术后并发症并未增加,同时手术时间及住院时间也未明显延长(P>0.05)。短期随访结果说明补片加强修补食管裂孔疝是安全、有效的,但应严格掌握适应证。     

Laparoscopic repair of Morgagni hernia with composite mesh in an elderly woman: Report of a case

A 78‐year‐old woman was admitted to another hospital with vomiting. Chest X‐ray showed an abnormal shadow in the lower right lung field, and CT indicated a Morgagni hernia containing the stomach and transverse colon. The patient was transferred to our hospital and underwent laparoscopic surgery. After the hernia contents were repositioned into the abdominal cavity, we repaired the hernia orifice with a prosthetic mesh to achieve a tension‐free repair. There were no complications after the surgery, and there has been no recurrence. The patient has remained free of clinical symptoms since 10 months after the surgery. Laparoscopic repair with a prosthetic mesh for Morgagni hernia is a simple and safety procedure for elderly patients.     

Open mesh removal combined with laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: A case report of a novel surgical technique for chronic postoperative inguinal pain

A 74-year-old man presented for surgical treatment to alleviate chronic post-herniorrhaphy inguinal pain. Physical and imaging examinations suggested that his pain was due to his ilioinguinal nerve being entrapped by a meshoma composed of bilayer mesh and plug mesh. The patient strongly desired mesh removal, although it appeared challenging because of adhesion of the meshes from the previous herniorrhaphies. Anticipating technical difficulty, we performed laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair followed by open mesh removal. Thus, the risk of damaging the peritoneum and visceral organs during open mesh removal was eliminated because the peritoneum had already been separated from the pathogenic mesh during the laparoscopic repair. The patient's chronic pain was drastically relieved. Combination surgery may therefore be a safe and useful technique in select patients with chronic postoperative inguinal pain. This approach could also prevent hernia recurrence.     

The first case of robotic-assisted transabdominal retrorectus repair for incisional hernia in Japan

Extraperitoneal mesh repair for ventral hernia has garnered attention and its rate has been increasing due to concerns for the potential complications of intraperitoneal mesh repair. Recently, robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair is highlighted as a solution to the technically demanding nature of laparoscopic transabdominal or enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal retrorectus ventral hernia repair. A 78-year-old man, who had undergone robot-assisted radical prostatectomy 10 months earlier, presented with an incisional hernia of European Hernia Society Classification M3W2, length 4 cm, width 5 cm with rectus diastasis. A right single-docking robotic-assisted transabdominal retrorectus repair was performed using a 21 by 14 cm self-gripping mesh and anterior wall reconstruction was done by 0 barbed nonabsorbable running suture. There were no complications and recurrence observed during a 7 months postoperative period. Single-docking robotic-assisted transabdominal retrorectus repair was considered a good option for midline moderate-size incisional hernias from the point of view of the ease of suturing, adequateness of dissection and prevention of bowel injury.     

A case of successful laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh plus technique repair for perineal hernia after laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection

The frequency of secondary perineal hernia after abdominoperineal resection has been reported as 0.83%-26%. The optimal surgery for secondary perineal hernia and surgical indication remains controversial. An 87-year-old woman diagnosed with lower rectal cancer underwent laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection. Follow-up computed tomography at 6 months postoperatively revealed secondary perineal hernia. She reported no discomfort and no incarceration was apparent, but she complained of perineal discomfort 3 months later. Laparoscopic repair surgery was performed using an intraperitoneal onlay mesh plus technique with VENTRALIGHT® ST mesh (Medicon, Osaka, Japan), a non-absorbable mesh with a biodegradable coating. No recurrence of peritoneal hernia was seen as of 3 months postoperatively. A time lag can exist between imaging findings and symptom appearance. This laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh plus technique might become the optimal treatment for perineal hernia.     

腹腔镜腹壁切口疝补片修补临床分析

目的 探讨穿刺针及钩针在腹腔镜腹壁切口疝补片修补中的应用.方法 2006年1月至2008年12月我院应用穿刺针及钩针为23例腹壁切口疝患者行腹腔镜腹壁切口疝补片修补.结果 23例手术均顺利完成,用时60.0～210.0 min,平均(120.0±5.7)min;术后15.0～42.0 h,平均(28.0±2.3)h排气;2～3 d进食,住院5.0～10.0 d,平均(7.0±0.8)d.术后疼痛3个月以上5例,浆液肿4例,对症治疗后好转,随访10～36个月无疝复发.结论 应用穿刺针及钩针固定补片,方法简单,容易操作,可完成腹腔镜腹壁切口疝补片修补,值得在基层医院推广.     

Technical considerations for laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of concurrent Spigelian-inguinal hernia complex: A case report and review of literature

Spigelian hernia with concurrent inguinal hernia is not uncommon. The hernia location makes conventional laparoscopic repair challenging and this is commonly repaired by the open method. We present the technical considerations and feasibility, as well as literature review, of such a hernia repaired via a minimally invasive fashion. We performed a laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair for a 59-year-old woman who presented with symptomatic irreducible large Spigelian-inguinal complex hernia, with a hernia neck of 4 cm on computed tomography scan. The hernia contents were reduced transabdominally and subsequently, the preperitoneal space was created via a transabdominal preperitoneal method to allow for hernia defect closure and subsequent mesh placement. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 2 without complication. At 6 months follow-up, she had no complications or recurrence. With increased experience, the laparoscopic repair of complex Spigelian-inguinal concurrent hernias is safe and feasible.     

老年人疝环充填式无张力疝修补术近期复发因素探讨

目的探讨老年人疝环充填式无张力疝修补术近期复发原因。方法对8例复发疝再次手术,分析其复发原因。结果8例患者均再次行腹股沟疝无张力疝修补术,术后3~5d出院,术后随访6个月~5年无复发。结论术者对无张力疝修补手术原则的理解、操作和手术技巧不足是引起疝环充填式无张力疝修补术后近期复发主要原因。