Description
This activity is designed for practicing pediatric surgeons, pediatric surgical trainees and adult general surgeons who have an interest in the latest developments and trends in laparoscopy repair of hernias in children.
Directors & Faculty
Directors
Todd Ponsky, MDDirector, Clinical Growth and Transformation; Pediatric Surgeon, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati
Additional Faculty
Agenda
Topics Covered
Non Mesh Laparoscopic Pediatric Hernia Repair
Objectives
- Explain the different options available for the laparoscopic pediatric hernia repair
- Identify the specific steps of the lap-assisted, percutaneous technique as described by Darius Patkowski.
- Describe the equipment necessary for this technique
- Review the current literature and evidence relating to the laparoscopic pediatric hernia repair
- Contrast benefits and risks of the procedure and how to advise the parents of the pros and cons of the technique