In their BTK debut, the Hernia team from Carolinas Medical Center discusses how to approach a hernia patient with loss of domain. This Clinical Challenges episode reviews strategies that optimize patients and provide them with the best chance of fascial closure. So, tune in, and enjoy a data driven conversation with our newest hernia enthusiasts! 



Hosts:

- Sullivan "Sully" Ayuso, MD - PGY4 General Surgery Resident, [email protected], Carolinas Medical Center 

- Monica Polcz, MD - Clinical Fellow (PGY-8) in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, [email protected], Carolinas Medical Center 

- Vedra Augenstein, MD FACS - Associate Professor of Surgery (11 years in practice), [email protected], Carolinas Medical Center B 

- Todd Heniford, MD FACS - Professor of Surgery (25 years in practice), [email protected], Carolinas Medical Center



Links to articles:

- Katzen et al, Open Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair: Prospective Observational Study of Quality Improvement Outcomes over 18 Years and 1,842 patients, Surgery, 2022

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36280505/ 

- Bernardi et al, Primary Fascial Closure During Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Improves Patient Quality of Life: A Multicenter, Blinded Randomized Trial, Ann Surg, 2020

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31365365/ 

- Deerenberg et al, The Effects of Preoperative Botulinum Toxin A on Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, J Surg Res, 2021

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33360691/ 

- Bueno-Lledó, Preoperative Progressive Pneumoperitoneum and Botulinum Toxin A in Patients with Large Incisional Hernia, Hernia, 2017

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28124308/ 

- Maloney et al, Twelve Years of Component Separation Technique in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Surgery, 2021

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31358348/ 

- Ayuso et al, Delayed Primary Closure (DPC) of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues Following Complex, Contaminated Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR): A Propensity-Matched Study, Surg Endo, 2022

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34018046/



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