Management of Abdominal Hernias

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kingsnorth, Andrew N. (Editor), LeBlanc, Karl A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: 4th ed. 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Surgery.; Abdomen > Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Abdominal Surgery.; Medicine/Public Health, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-877-3

Hernia repair is one of the commonest operations in general surgery. Open or laparoscopic repair of a primary inguinal hernia is a relatively straightforward operation, but more complex abdominal wall hernias demand greater�surgical skill and knowledge. The editors have assembled the world's to...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Preface to the Third Edition
• General Introduction and History of Hernia Surgery
• Essential Anatomy of the Abdominal Wall
• Epidemiology and Etiology of Primary Groin Hernias
• Logistics
• Economics of Hernia Repair
• Principles in Hernia Surgery
• Prostheses and Products for Hernioplasty
• Biology of Prosthetics
• Anesthesia
• Complications of Hernia in General
• Inguinal Hernias in Children
• Umbilical Hernia in Babies and Children
• Diagnosis of a Lump in the Groin in the Adult
• Anterior Open Repair of Inguinal Hernia in Adults
• Extraperitoneal or Preperitoneal Open Repair of Groin Hernias Using Prosthetic Reinforcement
• Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
• Femoral Hernia
• Umbilical, Epigastric, Spigelian Hernias
• Lumbar Hernia
• Hernias of the Pelvic Wall
• Incisional Hernia: The Open Techniques (Excluding Parastomal Hernia)
• Laparoscopic Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair
• Parastomal Hernia
• The Laparoscopic Repair of Parastomal Hernias
• Complications of Laparoscopic Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair
• Sports Hernias and Athletic Pubalgia.