Columbia Comprehensive Hernia Center's 11th Annual Hernia Surgery Summit is focused on reconstruction of abdominal wall defects, which remains one of the most challenging dilemmas facing surgeons. Even though ventral hernia repair remains one of the most common procedures performed, there is little consensus as to the best surgical technique, prosthetic material of choice, or strategies to repair complex defects.
Learning objectives include:
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Repairs
- Robotic Hernia Repairs
- Complex open abdominal wall reconstruction techniques
- Open (traditional) component separation
- Laparoscopic and periumbilical sparing component separation
- Posterior component separation and transversus abdominis release (TAR)
- Laparoscopic and Robotic Totally Extraperitoneal Retromuscular Repairs
- Para-stomal and other difficult hernia repairs
- Reconstructions in setting infection, contamination, enterocutaneous fistulas, loss of abdominal domain
- Umbilical and inguinal hernia repairs
- Comprehensive review of groin repairs and groin pain management
- Plastic surgery considerations for difficult soft tissue scenarios
The 2020 conference will be March 5-7 at the The Cliff Lodge in Snowbird, Utah. Visit the Hernia Surgery Summit website to see the full conference agenda.
