Poster Abstracts
RULES
FOR SUBMISSIONS OF ABSTRACTS
Author Name(s) The submitting
author is designated as the presenting author
and must be listed first. All other authors should
be listed thereafter. Each institute or affiliation
represented by the authors should be listed.
Abstract Title • An
abstract must have a short, specific title (containing
no abbreviations) that indicates the nature of the investigation.
Abstract Format • Abstracts
should use the Purpose, Methods, Results and Conclusion format. • Describe
briefly the purpose of the study. Include
a brief statement of Methods. State Findings in
detail sufficient to support Conclusions.
Abstract Text • All
abstracts and poster presentations must be in English • Standard abbreviations may
be used without definition. Nonstandard abbreviations (please
keep to a minimum) must be placed in parentheses after the
first use of the word or phrase abbreviated. • Do
not include references, credits or grant support. • Do
not include the names or personal information of any patient participating
in the study or trial. • Abstracts are
limited to 250 words including title and
all author-facility related information • Any
table should be placed at the end of the abstract. Author/Facility
information will not be counted in the 250 word abstract
limit. Graphics or illustrations are encouraged for
presentation at the conference session. Proofread abstracts
carefully to avoid errors before submission.
Deadline • Abstracts
must be submitted by April
22, 2011.
Abstract Acceptance • Acceptance
notification will be sent via e-mail before May
6, 2011, and will be posted on the AWR
Website. • Abstracts
are selected on the basis of scientific merit • Selected
abstracts will be considered for publication. • Expenses associated
with the presentation of an abstract are the responsibility
of the presenter. • At least one presenting/submitting
author per abstract must register and
pay. • Presenting fellow’s, resident’s, or
student’s registration
will be waived only if accompanied by appropriate documentation
from the program director.
Abstract Presentation • All
accepted abstracts will be poster presentations. Poster
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AWR 2010
Accepted Poster Abstracts
Component
Separation With Biologic Implants for the Repair of
Complex Incisional Hernias Following Bariatric Surgery
Michael J. Orseck, Paul Perry, J. Paul Ross
Spartanburg Regional HC System; Spartanburg, SC
Use
of External Tissue Expansion in the Closure of Abdominal Dehiscence
Eli S. Schessel
Flushing Hosp. & Med. Ctr; Forest Hills, NY
A
New Technique in Closure of Burst Abdomen – “Ti”, “Tie” & “Ties”
Incisions
M. Eamd Esmat Theodor Bilharz
Research Inst., Ministry of Scientific Research; Cairo, Egypt
Flexi-Seal
Tube Use for Enteric Fistula Control in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Marc A. Serrett, Christopher J. Salgado, Brendan Alleyne
UH Hospitals Cleveland/Case Western Reserve Univ; Cleveland, OH
Successful
Laparascopic Closure using Equine Pericardium Derived Biomatrix
Scaffolding
Jennifer Topkin, Izaskun Iglesias, Eduardo Smith-Singares
Rush Medical College & St. Anthony Hospital; Chicago, IL
Feasibility
and Efficacy of Cross-Linked Porcine Dermal Collagen (Permacol™)
for
Repair of Complex Parastomal and Ventral Hernias after Ileal Conduit
Urinary Diversion
Vriti Advani, Elizabeth Wietfeldt, Michael Thomas, Thomas Tarter,
Imran Hassan
SIU School of Medicine; Springfield, IL
Traumatic
Lateral Abdominal Wall Hernia
Kristen Scarpato, James Feeney
University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Hartford, CT
Multidisciplinary
Approach to Giant Hernias with Loss of Domain in Super-Obese
Patients
Heather Ford, Sonal Pandya, David Brams, Dmitry Nepomnayshy
Lahey Clinic Medical Center; Burlington, MA
The
Use of Negative Pressure Devices as a Prevention of Hernias
in High-Risk Patients
Morris Franklin, Karla Russek, Jojy George
Texas Endosurgery Institute; San Antonio, TX
Use
of Light-Weight Polypropylene Mesh Coasted with Omega 3 Fatty
Acid
in Ventral Hernia Repair Results in a Single Institution (TEI):
2-year follow-up
Morris Franklin
Texas Endosurgery Institute; San Antonio, TX
AWR
and Repair of Massive Ventral Hernia at Time of Colostomy Repair
David Wise, Steven Freshman, Rod Simonds, Dennis Song
The Permanente Medical Group; Walnut Creek, CA
How
Many Major Flaps Successful Rehabilitation Following
Life Threatening High Velocity Crash Injury
Ashok Gupta
Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Bombay; Mumbai Maharashtra
Abdominal
Wall Reconstruction Supercharged Innervated Reverse
Ashok Gupta
Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Bombay; Mumbai Maharashtra
Treatment
of Parastomal Hernia in the Obese
Christian Rushfeldt, Louis De Weerd, Jørn Kjaeve, Marit Helene
Dept of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital of North-Norway;
Tromsoe, Norway
Bilateral
Component Separation and Bovine Pericardium for
Complex Open Abdomen Closure in Multiple Trauma Patients
Thomas Mussack, Costanza Chiapponi, Alexandra Ozimek, Markus Koerner,
Klaus Hallfeldt, Roland Ladurner
Dept of Surgery, Klinikum der Universität München; München, Germany
Wittman
Patch Abdominal Closure
Susan McLean, Alan Tyroch
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso; El Paso,
TX
The
Parachute Design. A New Extraperitoneal Method
To Close A High-Output Enterocutaneous Fistula
Kjell Vidar Husnes, Louis De Weerd, Jørn Kjaeve
Dept of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital of North-Norway;
Tromsoe, Norway
Laparoscopic
Marginal Incisional Hernias Repair
Rosario Vecchio, Eva Intagliata, Salvatore Marchese, Valentina
Gelardi, Salvatore
Vicari University of Catania; Catania, Italy
Complex
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Component
Separation in 300 Consecutive Patients
Gunnar Bergqvist, Gregory Pryliski
St. Vincent Hospital; Erie, PA
Successful
Integration and Revascularization of a Porcine Noncrosslinked
Acellular Dermal Matrix in Human High-Risk Ventral Hernia Repair
H. Reza Zahiri, Jeffrey Stromberg, Joel Pinczewski, Devinder P.
Singh
University of Maryland School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD
Early
Primary Closure of Complex Abdominal Wounds Using
the Abdominal Reapproximation Anchor (ABRA) System
Michael Casey, Scott Cinelli, Jay Coates,
Deborah Kuhls, Timothy Browder, John
Fildes University of Nevada School of Medicine; Las Vegas, NV
Inguinal
Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic vs Open)
Guy Voeller
University of Tennessee; Memphis, TN
Laparoscopic
vs Open Techniques in AWR
Guy Voeller
University of Tennessee; Memphis, TN
Strattice
Onlay with Primary Fascial Closure for Giant Omphalocele
Travis Isbell, Danny Little, Hayden Stagg, Nicole Sharp, Claire
Larson
Scott & White Memorial Hospital; Temple, TX
Early
Remodeling of Biologic Implants: Comparision of Permacol™ and
Strattice™
Samuel Marquez, Kristine Mullier, Andrew Nguyen, Jose Jesserun,
John Delaney
University of Minnesota, Dept of Surgery; Minneapolis, MN
Repeat
Component Separation, Is It Possible?
Gunnar Bergqvist
Plastic Surgery Center of PA; Erie, PA
Abdominal
Wall Anatomy in Component Separation
Zachary M. Hurwitz, Julie O’Brien, Raymond Dunn
University of Mass. Medical School; Worcester, MA
Abdominal
Wall Reconstruction Using an Acellular Porcine Dermal Implant
Julie O’Brien, Zachary M. Hurwitz, Genevieve Broderick, Raymond
Dunn
University of Mass. Medical School; Worcester, MA
A
Prospective, Controlled Evaluation of ABRA Abdominal Wall Closure
System
David Hamilton, Phillip Chang
University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY
Complicated
Flank Hernia After Diaphragm Rupture: The More Mesh The Better
Jeffrey Blatnik, Karem Harth, Michael Rosen
University Hospitals Case Medical Center; Cleveland, OH
Complex
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction With
Simultaneous Enterocutaneous Fistula Takedown
Jeffrey Blatnik, Karem Harth, Michael Rosen
University Hospitals Case Medical Center; Cleveland, OH
Early
Experience with Endoscopic Components Separation for
Complex Abdominal Wall Hernias at a Single Institution
Mark Melendez, James Vosswinkel, Louis Merriam, Kevin Watkins,
Duc Bui, Sami Khan
Stony Brook University Medical Center; Stony Brook, NY
Correlation
Between Intravesical Pressure and Flow of Superior
Mesenteric Artery in Primary Closure of Gastroschisis
Juan Carlos González Cabrera, Emilio Corbala-Fuentes, Gabriela
Ambriz-González
Mexican Society of Pediatric Surgery; Guadalajara, Jalisco
Chemical
Myotomy with Botulinum Toxin for Abdominal
Wall Reconstruction: Results of a Porcine Pilot Study
Karem Harth, Michael Rosen, Jeffrey Blatnik, Steve Schomisch, Adam
Cash, Hooman Soltanian
University Hospitals Case Medical Center; Cleveland, OH
