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Patients are always fascinated when I show them actual pictures of gallstones. I have uploaded a couple of short videos to my YouTube channel of actual gallbladders that I have opened in the operating room. If you are interested, check out the latest edition: Inside a Gallbladder - 2nd...
I had the good fortune to attend the 2023 edition of the Hernia Surgery Summit (https://herniasummit.com/) which is an annual conference with world-renown faculty discussing all things that are hernia related. This ranges from the latest trends and exciting innovations in hernia repair to thorough review of the most established...
Ventral hernias (including umbilical hernias and incisional hernias) are one of the most common forms of hernia that require surgical repair. There are many different techniques to repair these hernias. One technique that I would like to introduce to readers of this blog is the "robotic pre-peritoneal approach". In...
Patients are often curious about how surgery is actually performed. Below is a link to a video of a gallbladder operation (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) that I posted on my YouTube channel. video of laparoscopic cholecsytectomy Gallbladder removal is often required for gallstones or biliary dyskinesia (malfunctioning gallbladder). The link below...
Is the hernia mesh safe? This is the most common question that patients who are facing hernia surgery ask me. The quick answer is "Yes". Hernia surgeons have been using mesh to repair hernias for decades. Literally millions of patients have been safely treated with hernia mesh. This has been...