MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO INCARCERATED OR STRANGULATED GROIN HERNIAS: A 2018 EAST MASTER CLASS VIDEO PRESENTATION

Groin hernia repair is one of the most common general surgical procedures performed worldwide. Though only a small percentage will become incarcerated or strangulated this is an indication for repair. Minimally invasive surgery is becoming standard of care for most procedures and we believe this to be a safe and feasible approach for incarcerated or strangulated groin hernias. We present a description of our recommend approach with technical details and accompanying video clips to highlight these techniques. Presented in Master Class Surgical Video Session at the 2018 Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Scientific Assembly, Lake Buena Vista, Florida Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare and received no financial or material support related to this manuscript. Corresponding Author Contact information: Andrea Pakula MD, MPH, FACS, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Service, Kern Medical, 1700 Mt. Vernon Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93306, (909)224-9848, Apakula333@aol.com © 2018 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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