LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT FOR INCISIONAL LUMBAR HERNIA IN KIDNEY DONOR: A NEW MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE

Laparoscopic treatment for incisional lumbar hernia in kidney donor: a new minimally invasive and efficient alternative

This report describes and discusses a new therapeutic laparoscopictechnique for incisional hernia secondary to lumbotomy in a kidneydonor.The transperitoneal laparoscopic approach was used with thepatient placed in left lateral decubitus.Three ESTER-C SUPREME 600MG trocars were placedduring the surgery: the first, a 10-mm trocar at the level of the

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Far-field ultrasonic imaging using hyperlenses

Abstract Hyperlenses for ultrasonic imaging in nondestructive evaluation and non-invasive diagnostics have not been widely discussed, likely due to the lack of understanding on their performance, as well as challenges with reception of the elastic wavefield past fine features.This paper discusses the development and application of a cylindrical hyp

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