Hernia Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Hernia, including details on hiatal, inguinal, umbilical, abdominal, treatment.

Volume 2 (2005), Issue 3 (March)

1. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for tension-free mesh herniorrhaphy.
   J Am Coll Surg, 200(3): 393-7; discussion 397-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Surfactant protein expression is increased in the ipsilateral but not contralateral lungs of fetal sheep with left-sided diaphragmatic hernia.
   Pediatr Pulmonol, 39(4): 359-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for measuring fetal sheep lungs and other organs.
   Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 25(3): 270-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Internal herniation concurrent with ileosigmoid knotting or sigmoid volvulus: Presentation of 12 patients.
   Surgery, 137(3): 372-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Randomized clinical trial assessing impact of a lightweight or heavyweight mesh on chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair.
   Br J Surg, 92(2): 166-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Expression of vasoactive mediators during mechanical ventilation in nitrofen-induced diaphragmatic hernia in rats.
   Pediatr Surg Int, 21(3): 143-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Pax3 mRNA is decreased in the hearts of rats with experimental diaphragmatic hernia.
   Pediatr Surg Int, 21(3): 203-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Altered expression of angiotensin II receptor subtypes and transforming growth factor-beta in the heart of nitrofen-induced diaphragmatic hernia in rats.
   Pediatr Surg Int, 21(3): 148-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Combined ilioinguinal blockade and local infiltration anaesthesia for groin hernia repair--a double-blind randomized study.
   Br J Anaesth, 94(4): 520-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Late intestinal fistula formation after incisional hernia using intraperitoneal mesh.
    Hernia, 9(1): 103-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Hernia surgery changes in the Amsterdam region 1994-2001: decrease in operations for recurrent hernia.
    Hernia, 9(1): 46-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. New technique for inguinal hernia repair.
    Hernia, 9(1): 32-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Spigelian hernia.
    Hernia, 9(1): 3-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Intraperitoneal treatment of incisional and umbilical hernias using an innovative composite mesh: four-year results of a prospective multicenter clinical trial.
    Hernia, 9(1): 68-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Operative treatment of massive ventral hernia using polypropylene mesh: a challenge for surgeon and anesthesiologist.
    Hernia, 9(1): 62-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Anthropometric characteristics of the pubic arch and proper function of the defense mechanisms against hernia formation.
    Hernia, 9(1): 56-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. British contributions to modern herniology of the groin.
    Hernia, 9(1): 6-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. A review of incisional hernia repairs: preoperative weight loss and selective use of the mesh repair.
    Hernia, 9(1): 37-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Lichtenstein repair of inguinal hernia with Surgisis inguinal hernia matrix soft-tissue graft in immunodepressed patients.
    Hernia, 9(1): 29-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Comparison of polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate (Dacron) meshes for abdominal wall hernia repair: a chemical and morphological study.
    Hernia, 9(1): 51-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. A novel technique of lumbar hernia repair using bone anchor fixation.
    Hernia, 9(1): 22-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Factors influencing surgeons' choice of method for hernia repair technique.
    Hernia, 9(1): 42-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Mesh herniorrhaphy during elective colorectal surgery.
    Hernia, 9(1): 26-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Late bilateral diaphragmatic rupture: challenging diagnostic and surgical repair.
    Hernia, 9(1): 90-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Prognosis factors in incisional hernia surgery: 25 years of experience.
    Hernia, 9(1): 16-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Long-term results after modified Gallie technique for incisional hernia repair: results in 19 patients.
    Hernia, 9(1): 12-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Incarcerated vermiform appendix in a left-sided inguinal hernia.
    Hernia, 9(1): 100-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Intestinal perforation as a long-term complication of plug and mesh inguinal hernioplasty: case report.
    Hernia, 9(1): 93-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Large scrotal hernia: a complicated case of mesh migration, ascites, and bowel strangulation.
    Hernia, 9(1): 96-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Technical consideration for subxiphoidal incisional hernia repair.
    Hernia, 9(1): 84-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Primary omental liposarcoma presenting as an incarcerated inguinal hernia.
    Hernia, 9(1): 88-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Omentum herniation at a 2-mm trocar site.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 15(1): 87-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Transabdominal preperitoneal repair of a port-site incisional hernia.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 15(1): 60-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. A laparoscopic approach for incarcerated Spigelian hernia.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 15(1): 57-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Recent advances in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
    Arch Dis Child, 90(4): 426-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Anterior abdominal wall defects and biliary obstruction.
    J Paediatr Child Health, 41(3): 143-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Retrofascial mesh repair of ventral incisional hernias.
    Am J Surg, 189(3): 373-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Epidemiology of gastroschisis in metropolitan Atlanta, 1968 through 2000.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol, 73(3): 177-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Active enlargement of the abdominal cavity--a new method for earlier closure of giant omphalocele and gastroschisis.
    Eur J Pediatr Surg, 15(1): 22-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Evolution of diaphragmatic hernia management in the years 1991 - 2002.
    Eur J Pediatr Surg, 15(1): 17-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Classic groin hernia repair...lest we forget.
    Curr Surg, 62(2): 249-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Marlex mesh Prefix plug hernioplasty retrospective analysis of 865 operations.
    World J Surg, 29(2): 231-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Progressive fascial wound failure impairs subsequent abdominal wall repairs: a new animal model of incisional hernia formation.
    Surgery, 137(4): 463-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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