As hérnias inguino-escrotais afetam principalmente equinos machos, sendo caracterizadas como diretas ou indiretas e congênitas ou adquiridas. O emprego da laparoscopia para o fechamento do anel vaginal permite a fixação de implantes e retalhos peritoneais para recobrir a entrada do canal inguinal. As membranas biológicas empregadas como enxerto tecidual apresentam vantagens como baixo custo, fácil armazenamento, pouca reação tecidual, boa incorporação, elasticidade e resistência. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a fixação e a presença do implante de pericárdio homólogo em anel vaginal de equino, realizado por sutura laparoscópica mecânica ou manual por um período de 11 semanas. Neste estudo foram utilizados seis equinos, machos inteiros, da raça Mangalarga, entre três e 12 anos, submetidos à anestesia inalatória, posicionados em Trendelenburg com elevação de 25 º da porção pélvica. Foram criados cinco portais, sendo um na cicatriz umbilical para entrada do laparoscópio e dois portais em cada hemi-abdômem, para acesso dos instrumentais. Em cada animal fixaram-se dois implantes de pericárdio, com medidas de 4 x 5 cm. Em um dos anéis a fixação foi realizada através de sutura manual e no contralateral por sutura mecânica. Avaliou-se o tempo cirúrgico, eventuais complicações, custo, eficiência, processo inflamatório e cicatrização. O tempo necessário para a realização da sutura manual em padrão contínuo simples foi em média 4,7 vezes maior (P > 0,05) que na sutura mecânica, apesar do tempo de sutura manual corresponder a apenas 40% do tempo total do procedimento. Porém, a sutura manual apresentou melhor ancoragem e estabilidade do implante quando comparado com a fixação mecânica. A fixação com endogrampeador aumentou em 50 % o custo total do procedimento quando comparado à sutura manual. Na avaliação macroscópica todos os implantes foram recobertos por tecido cicatricial, apresentando coloração esbranquiçada, difícil delimitação das margens e incorporação do implante pelo peritônio parietal. Os seis implantes fixados com sutura manual permaneceram no local, com boa oclusão do anel vaginal, sendo que em dois foi visualizada, aderência de epíplon e em outro uma sinéquia entre a cicatriz inguinal e o colón maior. Em dois dos seis implantes fixados por sutura mecânica ocorreu deiscência parcial, ocasionando migração de uma das margens e oclusão incompleta do anel vaginal. Uma aderência de epíplon foi observada no implante fixado por grampeamento. O líquido peritoneal no pós-operatório apresentou coloração avermelhada, aspecto turvo e alta celularidade, com diferença significativa (P >0,05), sendo basicamente neutrófilos. Essas alterações diminuíram gradativamente até a quarta semana quando os valores apresentaram-se normais para a espécie. Na avaliação histológica os implantes fixados pelos dois tipos de sutura apresentaram alterações similares, sendo identificado tecido cicatricial em fase de remodelação com moderado infiltrado de células mononucleares, apresentando discreta neovascularização e intensa fibroplasia. O uso de pericárdio homólogo para recobrimento do anel vaginal de equino, fixado através de sutura laparoscópica, manual ou mecânica, proporcionou oclusão satisfatória do anel vaginal, com vantagem para o uso de sutura manual quanto à fixação e custo e para a sutura mecânica quanto ao tempo operatório. / The inguinal hernias affect mainly equine males, being classified as direct or indirect and congenital or acquired. The use of laparoscopy for vaginal ring closure allows the fixation of implants and peritoneal flaps to recover the vaginal canal. The biological membranes employed like flap tissue present advantages such as low cost, easy storage, mild reaction tissue, complete incorporation, elasticity and resistance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the homologous pericardium implanted at equine vaginal ring, carried out by mechanical or manual laparoscopic suture during and after a period of 11 weeks. Six males Mangalarga breed horses between three and 12 years old were used. They underwent general anesthesia, positioned in Trendelenburg with elevation of 25 º of the pelvic region. Five laparoscopic portals were created, one being in the umbilical scar for the entry of the laparoscope and two in each hemi-abdomen for access of the laparoscopic instruments. On each horse two pericardium implants measuring 4 x 5 cm were attached at the vaginal ring regions. In one of the rings the fixation was carried out through manual suture and the contra lateral using mechanical suture. The surgical time, complications, costs, efficiency, inflammatory response and healing were evaluated. The time to carry out the manual suture was 4,7 times longer (P> 0,05) than the mechanical suture. The time for manual suture execution was 40 % of the total time spent for the surgical and anesthetic procedures. However, the manual suture presented better anchorage and stability of the implant when compared with the mechanical fixation. The fixation with intracorporeal staples increased the total cost of the procedure in 50 % when compared to the manual suture. All the implants were covered and incorporated by scar tissue presenting whitish color, without graft definition. Six implants attached by manual suture remained at the place with adequate occlusion of the vaginal ring, and in two of them epiplon adhesions was visualized and in other one a synechia was identified between the inguinal scar and the large colon. In two of six implants attached by mechanical suture, partial dehiscence was occurred, as a result of implant migration and incomplete occlusion of the vaginal ring. An epiplon adhesion was observed in the implant attached by intracorporeal staple. The peritoneal fluid presented changes in color (reddish), aspect (turbidity) and cellularity with significant difference (P> 0, 05), being basically neutrophils. These changes reduced gradually up to the normal values at the fourth week. In the histological evaluation of the implants attached using both types of sutures the aspects were similar presenting healing in remodeling phase with moderate mononuclear cells infiltration, mild neovascularization and intense fibroplasia. The use of homologous pericardium for equine vaginal ring covering, attached by laparoscopic suture, manual or mechanical, provided satisfactory occlusion of the vaginal ring with advantage for the manual suture relative to efficiency and cost and for the mechanical suture relative to reduced surgical time.

Pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) and lung hypoplasia (LH) are the two main causes of mortality and morbidity in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Previous studies have shown that remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by elastase and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) enzymes, concomitant with smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation and deposition of ECM proteins and growth factors, leads to primary pulmonary hypertension (PH) and that blockade of this pathway results in disease reversal. The aim of our study is to determine whether a similar pathway is induced in the PVD associated with CDH and to verify whether its inhibition will lead to reversal of PVD. Firstly, we confirmed various aspects of PVD in the nitrofen induced CDH rat model. These included: left lung hypoplasia, right ventricular hypertrophy, and increased arterial smooth muscle wall thickness alongside decreases in arterial lumen area and total number of distal pulmonary vessels. We also showed increases in elastase and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) enzyme activities within distal pulmonary arteries (PAs), which, we were able to inhibit using serine elastase (sivelestat, elafin, and serpina1) and MMP (GM6001) inhibitors. Furthermore, we confirmed increased SMC proliferation and deposition of osteopontin (OPN) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) within the diseased vasculatures. We are now working on using sivelestat and GM6001 pharmaceuticals as well as endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) modified to express elafin and serpina1 to determine their abilities to reverse the PVD associated with CDH. This project is part of our translational research program with the ultimate goal of developing a novel strategy of targeting PVD in infants with CDH to improve patient survival and long-term outcome.

Ectopic adrenal cortical tissue is not an infrequent incidental finding during abdominal and inguinal operations in infants; however, it is a rare finding in adults with only a few case reports described in the literature. We report a case of adrenal heterotopia as an incidental finding in a hernia sac from a 56 year-old man. We review the literature and discuss the importance of recognizing this rare finding.

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A hollow viscus injury is an uncommon but potentially dangerous intra-abdominal injury that can result from blunt abdominal trauma. It can be misdiagnosed in patient, particularly when the patient has other concerning findings. Also, diagnosis can be increasingly difficult in a patient with a pre-existing ventral hernia and chronic abdominal pain. In this case we present a 66-year-old women, with a history of a large ventral hernia and chronic abdominal pain, who presented to the emergency department after a motor vehicle crash (MVC). Patient denied abdominal tenderness at the time of presentation and the initial computed tomography (CT) did not demonstrate any abnormal findings within the abdomen. Patient later began experiencing increased abdominal pain and presented with a small bowel perforation within the hernia that required a bowel resection and hernia repair. A review of the literature reveals that not only are hollow viscus injuries rare but there appears to be few documented cases of viscus injuries occurring within a existing ventral hernia.

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Introdução: O fechamento do defeito e reforço com prótese por via aberta sempre foi o procedimento de escolha na hérnia ventral/incisional. A Cirurgia Minimamente Invasiva (CMI) mudou a maneira de preparar e dissecar a parede abdominal. Com o advento da laparoscopia iniciou-se a correção em ponte do defeito através da colocação e fixação intraperitoneal de tela. Entretanto, evidências científicas mostram os benefícios do fechamento do defeito e colocação retro muscular da prótese como melhor técnica cirúrgica. Objetivos: Demonstração de nova técnica cirúrgica com correção laparoscópica de hérnia incisional no paciente pós cirurgia bariátrica, com avaliação dos resultados peri-operatórios e impacto na qualidade de vida. Métodos: Entre outubro de 2012 e fevereiro de 2014, 15 pacientes em pósoperatório de cirurgia para tratamento da obesidade mórbida foram submetidos a correção laparoscópica de hérnia incisional na linha média. O procedimento constitiu-se no fechamento do defeito e aproximação da linha média através do uso de grampeador linear laparoscópico, com a criação de espaço retro muscular onde a tela é posicionada e fixada. A seleção dos pacientes foi feita a partir de pacientes com hérnia incisional em sua linha média pós cirurgia bariátrica. Mulheres grávidas, pacientes com câncer ou contraindicações clínicas foram excluídos. Resultados: Quatro eram homens e onze mulheres. A idade média dos pacientes foi 52,3 anos (39 - 67). O IMC médio da série foi de 42,68 kg/m2 (40,61 - 57) antes da cirurgia bariátrica e 29,2 kg/m2 (23 - 31,6) no momento da hernioplastia. Quanto ao tamanho, a média da largura foi de 4,98 cm (2,1 - 9) e comprimento de 14 cm (7,5 - 20,5), com área média de 71,4 cm2 (21 - 138,7). O tempo cirúrgico médio foi de 114,33 min (85 - 170 min) e a média de internação hospitalar foi de 1,4 dias (1 - 6). Não houve complicações intra-operatórias ou imediatas. Um paciente apresentou seroma tratado conservadoramente uma semana após a cirurgia e outro paciente apresentou coleção retro muscular infectada tratada por drenagem percutânea. Dois pacientes apresentaram recidiva 1 ano após o procedimento (13,3%). O Questionário de qualidade de vida (QOL) mostrou boa satisfação e melhora nas limitações com significância estatística. Conclusões: O estudo demonstrou uma nova técnica vídeocirúrgica factível, segura e com baixos índices de complicação para o tratamento da Hérnia Incisional (HI) no doente obeso pós cirurgia bariátrica. Ademais obteve um impacto significante em sua qualidade de vida / Background: Open suture and mesh reinforcement were the procedure of choice for ventral/Incisional hernia repair. The minimally invasive surgery (MIS) changed the way to dissect and prepare the anatomy of the abdominal wall. Laparoscopic approach with defect bridging and mesh fixation was described since 1993, but the concept of this procedure remains unchanged. Former evidences showed benefits with defect closure and retro-muscular mesh positioning as best surgical practice. Objectives: Demonstration of a new technique for laparoscopic correction of incisional hernias in patients submitted previously to bariatric surgery, along with the evaluation of its perioperative results and the impact in the quality of life (QOL). Methods: Between October 2012 and February 2014, 15 post bariatric surgery patients undergone laparoscopic midline incisional hernia repair. The procedure consisted in the use of a laparoscopic linear stapler to close the defect and approximate the midline, as well as creating a retro rectus space in which a mesh was deployed and fixated. Selection was based on incisional midline hernias post open bariatric surgery. Pregnant women, patients in the presence of cancer or with clinical contraindications were excluded. Results: Four patients were men and the other eleven women. The patients mean age was 52.3 years (range: 39 - 67). The mean BMI of the series was 42.48 kg/m2 (range: 40,61 - 57) before the bariatric procedure and 29.5 kg/m2 (range: 23 - 31.6) when the hernia repair was done. Regarding the size of the defects, the mean width was 4.98 cm (range: 2.1 - 9) and length of 14 cm (range: 7.5 - 20.5), the mean area was 71.4 cm2 (21 - 138.7). The mean surgical time was 114.33 min (range: 85 - 170), and the mean length of hospital stay was 1.4 day. No intraoperative or immediate postoperative complication or death occurred. One patient had a seroma treated conservatively one week after surgery and another had a retro muscular infection treated with percutaneous drainage. Two patients presented recurrence one year after the procedure (13.3%). QOL questionnaries showed satisfaction and improvement in limitations with statistically significance. Conclusions: The study showed a new laparoscopic technique for the treatment of incisional hernias in the obese patient post bariatric surgery. The procedure was feasible, safe and with low rates of complications, as well as statistically significant in the improvement of QOL

Groin hernia is common, and each year 200 repairs per 100 000 adult inhabitants are performed in Sweden. Groin hernias are either inguinal or femoral (2-4%). Elective repair is not associated with an excess mortality, but adverse outcomes include recurrence and long-term pain. Emergency procedures have a 4% mortality rate with an increased risk for bowel resection and postoperative complications. The aim of this thesis was to identify risk factors for adverse outcomes and to propose measures to improve groin hernia treatment. Twenty-three per cent of female hernias were femoral. Thirty-six per cent of femoral hernias, and 5% of inguinal hernias, have emergency procedures. Females (OR 1.47) and patients above 65 years-of-age (OR 2.24) were at higher risk for emergency repair. Bowel resection was performed in 23% of emergency femoral repairs, and the 30-day mortality was 10 times that of an age- and gender-matched population. The majority of emergency patients were unaware of their hernia, and one third had previously had no groin symptoms. Femoral repairs were at larger risk for recurrence than inguinal repairs. The surgical techniques with least risk for recurrence were preperitoneal mesh repairs (open HR 0.28, and laparoscopic HR 0.31). Long-term pain was present in 24% of femoral hernia patients, of whom 5.5% described pain interfering with daily activities. The only factor predicting the risk for long-term pain was pain preoperatively. Pain decreased with time. In a randomized study on inguinal hernia, TEP resulted in less pain six weeks after surgery than Lichtenstein repair performed under local anesthesia (LLA). TEP patients were to a larger extent able to perform sporting activities. No difference was seen in intra-operative complications. Femoral hernias should be given high priority for repair and preperitoneal techniques should be used. Earlier diagnosis, in the elective setting, is probably difficult to attain. Heightened awareness in the emergency department is required. TEP is safe, and results in less pain than LLA six weeks after surgery. A widening of indications for TEP in primary inguinal hernia repair is justifiable.

Introdução: O fechamento do defeito e reforço com prótese por via aberta sempre foi o procedimento de escolha na hérnia ventral/incisional. A Cirurgia Minimamente Invasiva (CMI) mudou a maneira de preparar e dissecar a parede abdominal. Com o advento da laparoscopia iniciou-se a correção em ponte do defeito através da colocação e fixação intraperitoneal de tela. Entretanto, evidências científicas mostram os benefícios do fechamento do defeito e colocação retro muscular da prótese como melhor técnica cirúrgica. Objetivos: Demonstração de nova técnica cirúrgica com correção laparoscópica de hérnia incisional no paciente pós cirurgia bariátrica, com avaliação dos resultados peri-operatórios e impacto na qualidade de vida. Métodos: Entre outubro de 2012 e fevereiro de 2014, 15 pacientes em pósoperatório de cirurgia para tratamento da obesidade mórbida foram submetidos a correção laparoscópica de hérnia incisional na linha média. O procedimento constitiu-se no fechamento do defeito e aproximação da linha média através do uso de grampeador linear laparoscópico, com a criação de espaço retro muscular onde a tela é posicionada e fixada. A seleção dos pacientes foi feita a partir de pacientes com hérnia incisional em sua linha média pós cirurgia bariátrica. Mulheres grávidas, pacientes com câncer ou contraindicações clínicas foram excluídos. Resultados: Quatro eram homens e onze mulheres. A idade média dos pacientes foi 52,3 anos (39 - 67). O IMC médio da série foi de 42,68 kg/m2 (40,61 - 57) antes da cirurgia bariátrica e 29,2 kg/m2 (23 - 31,6) no momento da hernioplastia. Quanto ao tamanho, a média da largura foi de 4,98 cm (2,1 - 9) e comprimento de 14 cm (7,5 - 20,5), com área média de 71,4 cm2 (21 - 138,7). O tempo cirúrgico médio foi de 114,33 min (85 - 170 min) e a média de internação hospitalar foi de 1,4 dias (1 - 6). Não houve complicações intra-operatórias ou imediatas. Um paciente apresentou seroma tratado conservadoramente uma semana após a cirurgia e outro paciente apresentou coleção retro muscular infectada tratada por drenagem percutânea. Dois pacientes apresentaram recidiva 1 ano após o procedimento (13,3%). O Questionário de qualidade de vida (QOL) mostrou boa satisfação e melhora nas limitações com significância estatística. Conclusões: O estudo demonstrou uma nova técnica vídeocirúrgica factível, segura e com baixos índices de complicação para o tratamento da Hérnia Incisional (HI) no doente obeso pós cirurgia bariátrica. Ademais obteve um impacto significante em sua qualidade de vida / Background: Open suture and mesh reinforcement were the procedure of choice for ventral/Incisional hernia repair. The minimally invasive surgery (MIS) changed the way to dissect and prepare the anatomy of the abdominal wall. Laparoscopic approach with defect bridging and mesh fixation was described since 1993, but the concept of this procedure remains unchanged. Former evidences showed benefits with defect closure and retro-muscular mesh positioning as best surgical practice. Objectives: Demonstration of a new technique for laparoscopic correction of incisional hernias in patients submitted previously to bariatric surgery, along with the evaluation of its perioperative results and the impact in the quality of life (QOL). Methods: Between October 2012 and February 2014, 15 post bariatric surgery patients undergone laparoscopic midline incisional hernia repair. The procedure consisted in the use of a laparoscopic linear stapler to close the defect and approximate the midline, as well as creating a retro rectus space in which a mesh was deployed and fixated. Selection was based on incisional midline hernias post open bariatric surgery. Pregnant women, patients in the presence of cancer or with clinical contraindications were excluded. Results: Four patients were men and the other eleven women. The patients mean age was 52.3 years (range: 39 - 67). The mean BMI of the series was 42.48 kg/m2 (range: 40,61 - 57) before the bariatric procedure and 29.5 kg/m2 (range: 23 - 31.6) when the hernia repair was done. Regarding the size of the defects, the mean width was 4.98 cm (range: 2.1 - 9) and length of 14 cm (range: 7.5 - 20.5), the mean area was 71.4 cm2 (21 - 138.7). The mean surgical time was 114.33 min (range: 85 - 170), and the mean length of hospital stay was 1.4 day. No intraoperative or immediate postoperative complication or death occurred. One patient had a seroma treated conservatively one week after surgery and another had a retro muscular infection treated with percutaneous drainage. Two patients presented recurrence one year after the procedure (13.3%). QOL questionnaries showed satisfaction and improvement in limitations with statistically significance. Conclusions: The study showed a new laparoscopic technique for the treatment of incisional hernias in the obese patient post bariatric surgery. The procedure was feasible, safe and with low rates of complications, as well as statistically significant in the improvement of QOL

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