basecamp module

basecamp section

video lecture

Anatomy

Diagnosis

surgical intervention video

Therapy

Postoperative management and complications

Diastasis recti

CME post test

Primary ventral hernia: anatomy, preoperative and postoperative recommendations 

- to have a solid knowledge of the anterior abdominal wall anatomy relating to primary ventral hernias
- to understand the function of the abdominal wall
- to be able to examine the abdomen with regard to a primary ventral hernia
- to know about appropriate preoperative work-up with regard to primary ventral hernia
- to be able to plan and inform on postoperative care
- to understand the indication for surgical repair for diastasis recti

Primary ventral hernia: therapy 

- to be aware of the surgical options for primary ventral hernia (PVH) repair
- to understand the benefits and disadvantages of each surgical technique
- to be able to tailor the right operation to the right patient

Primary ventral hernia (PVH): therapy 

PDF reference

Primary ventral hernia: guidelines 

- to understand the rationale for clinical guidelines
- to understand how modern clinical guidelines are created
- to be aware of the evidence around the clinical recommendations for the management of midline primary ventral hernias
- to be aware of the evidence around the clinical recommendations for the management of non-midline primary ventral hernias
- to be aware of the evidence around the clinical recommendations for the management of primary ventral hernias in unusual clinical settings

Study all PVH aspects from preoperative diagnostic work-up to treatment options and postoperative management

Primary ventral hernia (PVH)

Camp 1: Primary ventral hernia (PVH)

Anatomy

Anatomy and function of the abdominal wall

Anatomy for abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)

Understanding abdominal wall anatomy as it relates to abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)

The abdominal wall - Surgical anatomy of component separation

International classification of abdominal wall planes (ICAP)

Diagnosis

Clinical examination of the abdomen for primary ventral hernia

Imaging methods - US, CT, MRI

Complex abdominal wall reconstruction (CAWR): having the right tools available

Patient preoperative optimization: improving outcome prior to surgery

Therapy

Lateral hernias - my solutions

Umbilical hernia - not “just a hernia”

Evolution of minimally invasive surgery (MIS)

Umbilical hernias: when should we use a mesh?

Laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM)

Ventral hernia repair as a combined procedure - concomitant surgery and abdominal wall hernia

Laparoscopic intraperitoneal ventral hernia repair - Intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM and IPOM+) techniques

Umbilical hernia: how to manage it ideally

Suture techniques for primary ventral hernias

Primary ventral hernia (PVH) in childbearing women

Intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) technique in ventral hernia

TAPP in ventral hernia repair

The extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) retromuscular approach in primary ventral hernia (PVH) repair (Congress version)

How to manage a ventral hernia when there is also a divarication?

Spigelian hernia: laparoscopic preperitoneal mesh repair

Postoperative management and complications

Laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia in complex locations

Return to activity, abdominal binders

Recommended readings

Inguinal hernia guidelines

Ventral hernia guidelines – what should we all be doing?

Diastasis recti

Diastasis recti: should it be repaired?

E-learning modules

Primary ventral hernia: anatomy, preoperative and postoperative recommendations

Primary ventral hernia (PVH): therapy

Primary ventral hernia: guidelines