Inguinal Hernia With M. Rosen

An interactive discussion about inguinal hernia between Jeffrey Ponsky, MD and Michael Rosen, MD. Dr. Rosen is professor of surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Table of Contents 1:00:44 1 Introductions 2:02:45Work up for groin bulge 4:02:16 Role of watchful waiting 5:30:26 Contraindications to repair 7:02:27 Open versus laparoscopic approach 10:48:40 Front door or ceiling: TAPP vs TEP laparoscopic repair 12:11:05 Patient counseling 14:24:46 Incidental contralateral hernia: To fix or not to fix? 15:29:07 Special cases: Check your minimally invasive ego 17:26:17 Laparoscopic repair: technical tenants 21:10:48 You’ve stepped into it now: Which mesh? 24:19:40 Fixation of mesh? 25:21:55 Contaminated field: To mesh or not to 26:15:14 Femoral hernias: Best approach? 28:34:32 Complicated hernias: recurrent, bilateral, incarcerated 30:35:18 Summary