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Focus on Technique: Laparoscopic Pediatric Hernia Repair

Aired on 3.06.2014

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Focus on Technique: Laparoscopic Pediatric Hernia Repair

"Focus on Technique Series"
Course Fees
On-site
This Web Symposium Is An In-depth Evidence Based Education Event and Discussion. Watch edited videos of different techniques with tips and tricks. Live chat or call in questions. Please note:

This new series, "Focus on Technique" will be brief courses throughout the year that are focused on teaching the fine points of a particular technique rather than the usual full-day Globalcasts which are centered on the nuances of treatment of disease process.

"Focus on Technique: Laparoscopic Pediatric Hernia Repair"
Recently, the non-mesh laparoscopic pediatric hernia repair in children and adolescents has gained immense popularity. This event, "Focus on Technique: Laparoscopic Pediatric Hernia Repair" is designed to provide practicing surgeons what they need to know in order to perform this procedure on their own and will focus on the fine points of the technique.

We will present many of the different options available for the non-mesh lap hernia repair and then focus on the specific steps of the lap-assisted, percutaneous technique as described by Darius Patkowski. This course will be an on-site course at Akron Children's Hospital but the didactic portion of the course will be simulcasted for the virtual audience. The different techniques and instrumentation are demonstrated through in-depth, evidence-based discussions, review of edited surgical videos, and discussion of surgical tips and tricks. On-site participants will watch live surgical cases and have the opportunity for direct one on one discussion with the faculty.

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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, MD

Director, 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