2013
Closing the gap: medialization of fascia with laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
Panait L, Bell R, Roberts K, Duffy A. Closing the gap: medialization of fascia with laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. Hernia 2013, 17: 597-601. PMID: 23813189, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-013-1133-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative CT scansRectus muscleFascial edgesAbdominal wallCT scanLaparoscopic incisional hernia repairHernia defect widthPolyester composite meshAnterior abdominal wallMethodsTwo hundred fiftyIncisional hernia repairFurther technical refinementsUse of meshMost patientsSingle surgeonHundred fiftyIncisional hernioplastyTack fixationFascial gapHernia repairSignificant medializationPatientsReconstructive resultsMedializationTechnical refinements
2009
Guidelines for Safe Surgery in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis
Chaar C, Bell R, Duffy T, Duffy A. Guidelines for Safe Surgery in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis. The American Surgeon 2009, 75: 74-80. PMID: 19213401, DOI: 10.1177/000313480907500115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUmbilical hernia repairSystemic mastocytosisHernia repairPerioperative managementGeneral anesthesiaAdministration of neostigmineIntravenous Solu-MedrolCareful perioperative managementLaparoscopic ventral hernia repairUnremarkable postoperative courseInguinal hernia repairLeft inguinal herniaStandard of careLeft inguinal hernia repairVentral hernia repairAcute exacerbationPerioperative implicationsAnalgesic medicationHemodynamic instabilityPostoperative courseSolu-MedrolPrevious surgerySpinal anesthesiaSecond patientFirst patient