Learning Objectives
- Appreciate the associations between obesity and hernia development and recurrence.
- Realize the need for preoperative optimization in patients with severe obesity and concomitant hernia.
- Describe the potential options for abdominal wall hernia management during bariatric surgery.
- Recognize the optimal timing for hernia repairs after weight loss.
| 8:00am |
Introduction Omar M. Ghanem, MD |
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Ventral Hernia Repair: Obesity is My Biggest Enemy |
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| 8:03am |
Speaker Salvatore Docimo, Jr., DO MS FASMBS |
| 8:09am |
Discussion |
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Ventral Hernia and the Need to Lose Weight: What Are My Options? |
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| 8:21am |
Speaker S. Julie-Ann Lloyd, MD PhD |
| 8:27am |
Discussion |
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Bariatric Surgeon Here: I need Hernia Help |
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| 8:39am |
Speaker Farah Husain, MD |
| 8:45am |
Discussion |
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Had a Sleeve Last Week, Time to Schedule My Hernia Repair? |
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| 8:57am |
Speaker Carlos Galvani, MD FACS |
| 9:03am |
Discussion |
| 9:15am |
Question and Answer |
| 9:30am | Adjourn |