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Many get antibiotics prior to mesh surgery.
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– you are correct. Femoral hernias do not cause testicular pain
– unfortunately most ultrasounds are done poorly, so it’s not unexpected that they didn’t provide detailed information about what type of hernia
– watchful waiting is acceptable for asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias but not femoral hernias
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Fun and insightful session on Breast Implant Illness tonight. So many correlations with what I will now call Mesh Implant Illness.
WATCH and SHARE from here: https://youtu.be/HPTXqy5M5D0
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The Denmark study was on patients after abdominal wall hernia repairs with mesh.
For inguinal mesh, adhesions to intestines almost never occur.
Scar tissue occurs with any operation. Over time, it lessens.
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Thanks, everyone, for joining HerniaTalk LIVE Q&A and making it a lively discussion. Your questions were fantastic!
I shared a lot about my philosophy on finding the right doctor for you. We hear a lot on this forum about who may be the best surgeon, for example. Know there is no one best answer. One surgeon may meet your needs and your personality whereas the same surgeon may not be a good fit for someone else.
My advice always: find the right doctor for YOU.
If you missed tonight’s session, watch and share it from here: https://youtu.be/50k7Oh44Co0
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They are almost always seen on imaging. If CT is negative, it may be just incorrectly interpreted. Also, bowel is almost never in these hernias. Usually they are only fat, so it should not affect your GI system.
I am happy to see you as an online consultation if you want to send my your imaging and symptoms to review.
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Yes! Very rare with interesting anatomy. Do you mean superior and inferior lumbar hernias or flank hernias? I treat both but the approach and anatomy are very different among them.
I repaired a Grynfeltt just last week. I’ll post it in my social media.
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Wow. This was a huge rapid-fire Q&A session.
If you missed it, you can watch and share it from my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/mKkpuyW5YOg
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Cost is highly variable depending on the contracts. Phasix is signficantly more expensive in general than Tigr Matrix.
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It was an amazing Myth Busting episode. We reviewed myths and misinformation about hernias and hernia surgery.
Catch up with and watch it all here: https://youtu.be/qG7rmrcjOH8
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What you saw was the sterile draping we use during surgery it is a large often blue canvas that is sterile and blocks off surrounding unsterile areas from the operating field. You do see it on TV as well. The anesthesiologist, who is not sterile, sits on the other side of the draping, near your head. The draping also helps prevent bodily fluids from spraying onto the anesthesiologist and your face.
The drapery has nothing to do with preventing you from seeing the surgeon’s activity.
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Dr Jonathan Yunis is an excellent choice. Watch some of my videos on HerniaTalk LIVE Q&A, often with fellow colleagues who I feel are excellent surgeons, including with Dr Yunis.
They are all here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE8ktjTveCSj2bolgVx04773sbYIG_5S6
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I believe he had a clinical trial of adopting the pediatric non mesh laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair to a select group of adults. Not sure if it ever came to fruition.
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Not sure what you mean by “mesh implantation practices” and how you feel that pure tissue repairs somehow provide less remuneration to surgeons. It doesn’t. If anything, reimbursement for laparoscopic/robotic repairs which almost always involve mesh, is less for surgeons.
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What a great post! Thanks for this @good-intentions
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Thanks to everyone who participated. The number of questions turned in by you, my audience, was immense!
We discussed all you need to know about lap vs robotic vs open surgical options, their pros and cons, etc.
If you missed it, you can watch and share from YouTube: https://youtu.be/xZwwDzNpQuY
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If you missed it, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/T4kx6oFanWY
We discussed all details about bladder function and how it relates to hernias.
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Lots of discussion, including details about ultrasound, CT, and MR imaging for hernias.
Catch up on it here: https://youtu.be/jJcu8kHPkgA
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Inguinal hernias should be ordered as “hernia ultrasound” or “dynamic hernia ultrasound.”
Occult hernias are among my surgical interests. Yes, I evaluate for an treat many and I have published our experience about imaging and occult hernias.
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Did you join? If you missed it, you can catch all the Myths and Misinformation we busted right here:
WATCH and SHARE.