Nyhus & Condon's Hernia has been thoroughly revised by distinguished new authors, and remains the definitive reference on hernia.

This edition has been extensively reorganized to include laparoscopic procedures in each chapter and to offer comparisons of the various types of hernia repair.

Contents

Etiology, History, and Anatomy of Hernias

• Why Do Human Beings Develop Hernias?
• Biochemical Aspects of Abdominal Wall Hernia Formation and Recurrence
• A History of the Treatment of Hernia
• Historic Aspects of Groin Hernia Repair
• Anatomy of the Groin: A View from the Surgeon
• Anatomy of the Groin: A View from the Anatomist
• Classification of Ventral and Groin Hernias
• Diagnostic Imaging in the Evaluation and Management of Abdominal Wall Hernia
• Ultrasound Examination in Laparoscopic/Endoscopic Hernia Surgery

Conventional Groin Hernia Repairs

• The Bassini Repair and Its Variants
• Hernia Surgery in Italy: How Far Have We Come Since Bassini?
• The Shouldice Repair
• The Cooper's Ligament Repair
• Lichtenstein Tension-Free Hernioplasty for the Repair of Primary and Recurrent Inguinal Hernias
• Tension-Free, Sutureless, Preshaped Mesh Hernioplasty
• Plug Repair of Inguinal Hernia: Indications, Technique, and Results
• Tension-Free Hernioplasty Using a Bilayer Prosthesis
• Preperitoneal Hernia Repair
• The Midline Preperitoneal Approach and Prosthetic Repair of Groin Hernias
• Unilateral Giant Prosthetic Reinforcement of the Visceral Sac
• The Kugel Approach to Groin Hernias

Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Groin Hernia Repairs

• Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Herniorhaphy
• The Transabdominal Preperitoneal Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy
• The Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Procedure for Groin Hernias

Complications of Groin Hernia

• Wound Infection in Hernia Repair
• Cord and Testicular Complications of Groin Herniorrhaphy
• The Physiology and Anatomy of Chronic Pain After Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
• An Algorithm for the Treatment of Chronic Groin Pain After Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
• Neuralgia (Inguinodynia) After Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

Ventral Incisional Hernias

• Wound Failure and Incisional Hernia: Mechanisms and Prevention
• Prosthetic Repair of Massive Abdominal Ventral Hernias
• Complications of Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair
• Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral/Incisional Hernias
• Visceral Injury Associated with Pneumoperitoneum in the Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernias
• Incidence and Management of Primary Abdominal Wall Hernias: Umbilical, Epigastric, and Spigelian
• Management of Peristomal Hernia: Techniques of Repair

Pediatric Hernias

• Omphalocele and Gastroschisis: Pediatric Surgery
• Unique Features of Groin Hernia Repair in Infants and Children
• Congenital Internal Abdominal Hernias: Incidence and Management
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Diaphragmatic Hernias

• Sliding Hiatal Hernia
• Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia
• Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia

Miscellaneous Considerations in Hernia Repair

• Anesthetic Considerations in the Management of Abdominal Wall Hernia
• Pain Management for Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
• Sciatic, Obturator, and Perineal Hernias: A View from the Gynecologist
• Biomaterials for the Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernia: Structural and Compositional Considerations
• Assessing the Quality of Hernia Repair
• Clinical Research
• Uterus and Vaginal Vault Prolapse, Enteroceles, Cystoceles, Rectoceles: Defects of Pelvic Support in Women

Index

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