AWR 2011
Accepted Poster Abstracts

 

How Not To Repair Ventral Hernia, A Case of Floating Intra-Peritoneal Mesh
Nadeem Chaudry, MD; Andrew Ahwang, MD; Marcia Chung, MD;
Sirina St. Luce, MD; Oliver Chang, MD; Kim Wang, MD
The Brooklyn Hospital Center,
Brooklyn, NY

Ropivacaïne-Impregnated Hernia Prosthesis:
a Simple but Efficient Procedure in Day-Care Surgery
Cécile Carlier, MD; Christophe Firket, MD; Olivier Detriche, MD
Université Catholique de Louvain

Abdominal Wall Closure in the Presence of Sepsis: Role of Negative Suction
Madan Gopal Vashit, MS, FAIS, FICS; Vijay Malik, MS
Pt.B.D.Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Rohtak, Haryana, India

Early Clinical Experience with Rebound HRD-V for Incisional, Ventral and Umbilical Hernias
Roderick Brown, MD
Glacial Ridge Health System

Double Layer Suture for Abdominal Distasis Correction: Is This Still an Affordable Method?
Alessandro Borgognone, MD; Tommaso Anniboletti, PhD; Ernesto Puce, MD
C.T.O. Hospital

Use of a Biomimetic Matrix for the Repair of Inguinal Hernias
Arthur Fine, MD
Jefferson Regional Medical Center,
Jefferson Hill, PA

Comparison Study Of Two Noncrosslinked Biological Meshes
Used In Complex Abdominal Hernia Repairs
Mona Janfaza, MD; Maureen Martin, MD; Ruby Skinner, MD
Kern Medical Center, Dept of Surgery;
Bakersfield, CA

Early Abdominal Closure Using Component Separation
in Patients with Open Abdomen after Trauma
Wassim Habre, MD
Crozer Chester Medical Center,
Upland, PA

Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and the Acute Management
of the Enteroatmospheric Fistula: A Novel Approach
Gary B. Deutsch, MD; Sandeep Anantha Sathyanarayana, MD;
Norman Keller, PA; Marc E. Sher, MD; T. Christina Sardinha, MD
Long Island Jewish Hospital, Hofstra
North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine,
New Hyde Park, NY

Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Polypropylene And
New Biomaterials in Plug and Patch Surgery For Inguinal Hernia
Alberto Manno, MD; Alessandro Verbo, MD;
Paolo Pafundi, MD; Gianluca Rizzo, MD; Luca
Santoro, MD; Claudio Coco, MD
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart,
Roma, Italy

Appraisal of Pre-Operative Pneumoperitoneum for Abdominal Wall
Reconstruction of Ventral Hernias with Loss of Domain
David Krpata, MD; Jeffrey Blatnik, MD;
Melissa Phillips, MD; Yuri Novitsky, MD;
Michael Rosen, MD
University Hospitals Case Medical Center,
Cleveland, OH

Novel Solutions for the Management of Enterocutaneous and
Enteroatmospheric Fistulae to Allow for Skin Grafting
C. Tod Brindle, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN; James Whelan, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Wound Care Team;
Richmond, VA

Number of Operations Negatively Influences Abdominal Closure in Open Abdomen Management
Richard Frazee, MD; Stephen Abernathy, MD; Randall Smith, MD
Scott & White Clinic;
Temple, TX

An Approach to the Reconstructive Management of the
Abdominal Wall in the Adult Bladder Exstrophy Patient
Michele Manahan, MD; Kurt Campbell, MD; Anthony Tufaro, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital;
Baltimore, MD

Staged Approach to Infected Synthetic Mesh: Outcomes following
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with Strattice Biological Matrix
Frank Albino, MD; Ketan Patel, MD; Maurice Nahabedian, MD;
Christopher Attinger, MD; Parag Bhanot, MD
Georgetown University Hospital;
Washington, DC

Abdominal Wall Ultrasound Liposuction: Advantages, Possibilities and Complications
Karen Petrosyan, MD, PhD; Artavazd Sahakyan, MD, PhD; Lilit Sakoyan, MD
N 1 University Hospital;
Yerevan, Armenia

New principal in incisional hernia repair: the scaffolding suture
Andras Doka, MD; Iain Smith, MRCS; Miklos Kassai, EBSQ colo
ESCP, ACPGBI;
Airdrie, UK

Individually Tailored, Internally Measured Laparoscopic Mesh Repair of Parastomal Hernia
Andras Doka, MD; Iain Smith, MRCS; Miklos Kassai, EBSQ colo
Monklands Hospital,
Airdrie, UK

Epidural Analgesia in Incisional Hernia Repair
Emily Albright, MD; John Scott Roth, MD
University of Kentucky;
Lexington, KY

Fenestrated Condensed PTFE MotifMesh™ for Single Stage
Reconstruction of Challenging Abdominal Wall Defects
Jason Souza, MD; Gregory Dumanian, MD
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine;
Chicago, IL

Fish skin extracellular matrix for hernia repair
Baldur T. Baldursson, MD, PhD; Hilmar Kjartansson, MD;
Gudmundur F. Sigurjonsson, MS; Gudmundur Gudmundsson, PhD;
Kerecis Inc.;
Reykjavik, Iceland

Biointegrative Reticulated Elastomeric Matrix for Ventral Hernia Repair
Debashish Chakravarthy, PhD; Arindam Datta, PhD; Gene Park; Dave Pearce; Larry Lavelle; Maybelle Jordan
Medline;
Mundelein, IL

Composite Mesh Incorporating Biointegrative Reticulated Elastomeric Matrix for Hernia Repair
Debashish Chakravarthy, PhD; Arindam Datta, PhD; Gene Park; Dave Pearce; Larry Lavelle; Kathy Andrade
Medline;
Mundelein, IL

Outcome After Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Using Proceed® Mesh
Kumeran Ravindran, FRCS; Roopesh Khanna, DNB
Apollo Firstmed Hospitals,
Chennai, India

The De-Epithelialized and Vascularized Flap; a Useful Spare Part in Hernia Repair
Christian Rushfeldt, MD; Louis de Weerd, MD; Jørn Kjæve, MD
University Hospital North Norway;
Tromsø, Norway

Stabilizing the Abdominal Wall After Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
by External Application of a Negative Pressure Device
Clemens Walter, MD; Louis de Weerd, MD; Jørn Kjæve, MD
University Hospital North Norway;
Tromsø, Norway

Tissue Ingrowth of Bioprosthetic for Hernia Repair in a Rabbit Model
Erica Sutton, MD; Ivan George; Yassar Youssef, MD; Adrian Park, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine;
Baltimore, MD

The Challenges of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in the Super Morbidly Obese
Melissa Phillips, MD; David Krpata, MD; Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Yuri Novitsky, MD; Michael Rosen, MD
University Hospitals Case Medical Center;
Cleveland, OH

First Use of a Biomimetic Matrix for the Repair of Incisional Hernia
Arthur Fine, MD
Jefferson Regional Medical Center;
Jefferson Hills, PA

Effect of Wound Contamination on Modern Absorbable Synthetic Mesh
Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; David Krpata, MD; Michael Jacobs, MD, PhD; Yuri Novitsky, MD; Michael Rosen, MD
University Hospitals Case Medical Center;
Cleveland, OH

Multiple Suture Traction Technique for Immediate Repair of Gastroschisis
L. Justin Belin, MD, MPH; Edmund Kessler, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College,
New York Presbyterian Hospital;
New York, NY

Reconstruction of the Anterior Abdominal Wall Defect
with Free Innervated latissimus dorsi flap
Moez Beldi, MD; Frederic Kolb, MD; Andrea Cavalcanti, MD
Geneva, Switzerland

Abdominal Disaster: Eleven Years of Experience with Negative Pressure
Fernando Uribe, MD; Jacobo Choy, MD; Francisco Juárez, MD;
Rogelio Romero, MD; Sergio López, MD; Jesús Zuñiga, MD
Asociación Mexicana de Heridas a.c.,
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara;
Guadalajara, Jalisco Autónoma de Guadalajara;
Guadalajara, Jalisco

Operative Management of Enterocutaneous Fistula: Outcomes Using Biologic Mesh
Erica Podolsky, MD; Leandro Feo, MD; Andres E. Castellanos, MD; David Stein
Drexel University;
Philadelphia, PA

Components separation and Vertical Rectus flap for salvage in Sternal
mediastinitis patients after failed Pectoralis major flaps
Gunnar Bergqvist, MD
Saint Vincent Hospital,
Erie,PA

One Stage Abdominal Wall Reconstruction for Complex Ventral Hernias
Frederick Brenneman, MD; Steve MacLellan, MD;
Jory Simpson, MD; Kengo Asai, MD; Khaled Elgadi, MD; Syed Ali, MD
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto,
Ontario, Canada

Multi-Modal Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction – A Case Report
Seth Tebockhorst, MD; Raffi Gurunluoglu, MD, PhD
Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center at Denver Medical Center,
University of Colorado,
Denver, CO

Endoscopic Component Separation using a Resorbable Synthetic Mesh Butress
Bruce Ramshaw, MD; David Ramshaw, MD; Brandie Forman; Mindy Trawle; Rebecca Rone, MS
Halifax Health,
Daytona Beach, FL

Open Abdomen Protocol Utilizing Staged Trans-Abdominal Wall Traction (TAWT) has
revolutionized the management of the traumatic open abdomen at the Cook County Trauma Unit
Andrew Dennis, DO; Faran Bokhari, MD; Frederick Starr, MD;
Stathis Poulakedas, MD; Kimberly Joseph, MD; Kimberly Nagy, MD
The Cook County Trauma Unit,
Chicago, IL

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction for loss of domain with human acellular dermis (Flex-HD)
Jarrod Kaufman, MD; Michael Menack, MD
CSMC/ASACJ,
Freehold, NJ

Damage Control Laparotomy and Biologics
Susan McLean, MD
Texas Tech Univ. HSC,
El Paso, TX

A New Technique in Closure of Burst Abdomen: TI, TIE, & TIES Incision
M Emad Esmat, FRCS MD MSc FICS HDHA
Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI)
Ministry of High Education & Scientific Research, Cairo, Egypt