Laparoscopic IntraPeritoneal Onlay Mesh (IPOM ... to maximize the overall 'contact' between the mesh and the parietal peritoneum, thus reducing the prosthetic surface area that would be otherwise ...

ovaries and peritoneal surfaces, and the outside of the bowel," she says. Surgeons are looking for abnormal deposits of endometrial tissue, scarring, or cysts. At the end of the laparoscopy ...

BACKGROUND Ascites is a common clinical sign noted in 3% to 4% of hospitalized medical patients. Nearly 94% of patients with ascites have non-malignant etiologies, with the most common being chronic ...

MD One technical challenge regarding NOTES involves the need for adequate closure of the visceral surface being crossed when entering the peritoneum. Seaman's group investigated porcine gastric ...