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ArticleUrology case reports2021

Illeal conduit associated parastomal hernias: A novel laparoscopic top hat repair.

Isaac M Melin, Sergio M Navarro, Jacob Albersheim, Khushabu Kasabwala, Christopher Weight, James V Harmon

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Article in Urology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Robotic sugarbaker parastomal hernia repair: updated series and outcomes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Isaac M MelinMedical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
Sergio M NavarroUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Surgery, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Jacob AlbersheimUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Urology, 909 Fulton Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA.
Khushabu KasabwalaUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Urology, 909 Fulton Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA.
Christopher WeightCleveland Clinic, Department of Urology, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
James V HarmonUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Surgery, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
University of Minnesota · USCleveland Clinic · USMedical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parastomal hernias (PH) are a well-known complication following ileal conduit urinary diversion. We present a case report of a woman in her mid-nineties with a symptomatic parastomal hernia at the site of her ileal conduit which was repaired laparoscopically by an inverted top-hat technique. The "top hat" is constructed by assembling a transected ring of synthetic mesh with a secondary mesh cylinder and laparoscopically securing this mesh construct in an underlay fashion. At eighteen months follow-up, the patient remains pain free and without evidence of hernia recurrence.

Indexed as

Ileal conduitInverted top-hat repairLaparoscopic surgeryParastomal hernia

Identifiers

PMID34258228
PMCPMC8253940
OpenAlexW3175538505

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