Kent W Kercher

Recurrent incisional hernia repairs at a tertiary hernia center: Are outcomes really inferior to initial repairs?

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Jenny M Shao Eva B Deerenberg Sharbel A Elhage Tanu Prasad Bradley R Davis Kent W Kercher Paul D Colavita Vedra A Augenstein B Todd Heniford

Surgery 2020 Nov 25. Epub 2020 Nov 25.

Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Electronic address:

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November 2020

Impact of panniculectomy in complex abdominal wall reconstruction: a propensity matched analysis in 624 patients.

Authors:

Sharbel A Elhage Matthew N Marturano Eva B Deerenberg Jenny M Shao Tanushree Prasad Paul D Colavita Kent W Kercher B Todd Heniford Vedra A Augenstein

Surg Endosc 2020 Oct 20. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.

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October 2020

Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair in the Geriatric Population : An Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes and Quality of Life.

Authors:

Sharbel A Elhage Jenny M Shao Eva B Deerenberg Tanushree Prasad Paul D Colavita Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein B Todd Heniford

Am Surg 2020 Aug 28;86(8):1015-1021. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.

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August 2020

Impact of perforator sparing on anterior component separation outcomes in open abdominal wall reconstruction.

Authors:

Sharbel A Elhage Matthew N Marturano Tanushree Prasad Paul D Colavita Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein B Todd Heniford

Surg Endosc 2020 Aug 14. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.

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August 2020

Are laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repairs truly comparable?: A propensity-matched study in large ventral hernias.

Authors:

Jenny M Shao Eva B Deerenberg Sharbel A Elhage Paul D Colavita Tanu Prasad Vedra A Augenstein Kent W Kercher B Todd Heniford

Surg Endosc 2020 Aug 11. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Department of Surgery, Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Drive Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.

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August 2020

Sarcopenia in Patients Undergoing Open Ventral Hernia Repair.

Authors:

Kathryn A Schlosser Sean R Maloney Otto N Thielan Tanushree Prasad Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein Brant T Heniford Paul D Colavita

Am Surg 2019 Sep;85(9):985-991

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September 2019

The use of component separation during abdominal wall reconstruction in contaminated fields: A case-control analysis.

Authors:

Sean R Maloney Vedra A Augenstein Erling Oma Kathryn A Schlosser Tanushree Prasad Kent W Kercher Ronald F Sing Paul D Colavita B Todd Heniford

Am J Surg 2019 12 11;218(6):1096-1101. Epub 2019 Oct 11.

Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA. Electronic address:

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December 2019

Twelve years of component separation technique in abdominal wall reconstruction.

Authors:

Sean R Maloney Kathryn A Schlosser Tanushree Prasad Kevin R Kasten Keith S Gersin Paul D Colavita Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein B Todd Heniford

Surgery 2019 10 27;166(4):435-444. Epub 2019 Jul 27.

Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Electronic address:

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October 2019

The impact of component separation technique versus no component separation technique on complications and quality of life in the repair of large ventral hernias.

Authors:

Sean R Maloney Kathryn A Schlosser Tanushree Prasad Paul D Colavita Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein B Todd Heniford

Surg Endosc 2020 02 19;34(2):981-987. Epub 2019 Jun 19.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Hernia Center, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.

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February 2020

Long-term assessment of surgical and quality-of-life outcomes between lightweight and standard (heavyweight) three-dimensional contoured mesh in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Authors:

Michael R Arnold Kathleen M Coakley Eric J Fromke Steve A Groene Tanu Prasad Paul D Colavita Vedra A Augenstein Kent W Kercher B Todd Heniford

Surgery 2019 04 16;165(4):820-824. Epub 2018 Nov 16.

Carolinas Medical Center, Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgery Program, Charlotte, NC. Electronic address:

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April 2019

Deciding on Optimal Approach for Ventral Hernia Repair: Laparoscopic or Open.

Authors:

Kathryn A Schlosser Michael R Arnold Javier Otero Tanushree Prasad Amy Lincourt Paul D Colavita Kent W Kercher B Todd Heniford Vedra A Augenstein

J Am Coll Surg 2019 01 22;228(1):54-65. Epub 2018 Oct 22.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Electronic address:

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January 2019

Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair: A Decade Long Prospective Observational Study With Analysis of 1023 Patient Outcomes.

Authors:

B Todd Heniford Samuel W Ross Blair A Wormer Amanda L Walters Amy E Lincourt Paul D Colavita Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein

Ann Surg 2020 02;271(2):364-374

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Hernia Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.

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February 2020

The effect of component separation technique on quality of life (QOL) and surgical outcomes in complex open ventral hernia repair (OVHR).

Authors:

Laurel J Blair Tiffany C Cox Ciara R Huntington Steven A Groene Tanushree Prasad Amy E Lincourt Kent W Kercher B Todd Heniford Vedra A Augenstein

Surg Endosc 2017 09 30;31(9):3539-3546. Epub 2016 Dec 30.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.

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September 2017

Does peritoneal flap closure technique following transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair make a difference in postoperative pain? A long-term quality of life comparison.

Authors:

Samuel W Ross Steven A Groene Tanu Prasad Amy E Lincourt Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein B Todd Heniford

Surg Endosc 2017 06 6;31(6):2548-2559. Epub 2016 Dec 6.

Carolinas Hernia Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Dr., Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.

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June 2017

Carolinas Comfort Scale as a Measure of Hernia Repair Quality of Life: A Reappraisal Utilizing 3788 International Patients.

Authors:

B Todd Heniford Amy E Lincourt Amanda L Walters Paul D Colavita Igor Belyansky Kent W Kercher Ronald F Sing Vedra A Augenstein

Ann Surg 2018 Jan;267(1):171-176

Carolinas Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgery Program, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.

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January 2018

National Outcomes for Open Ventral Hernia Repair Techniques in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.

Authors:

Samuel W Ross Bindhu Oommen Ciara Huntington Amanda L Walters Amy E Lincourt Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein B Todd Heniford

Am Surg 2015 Aug;81(8):778-85

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

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August 2015

Laparoscopic versus open peritoneal dialysis catheter placement.

Authors:

Tiffany C Cox Laurel J Blair Ciara R Huntington Tanushree Prasad Kent W Kercher B Todd Heniford Vedra A Augenstein

Surg Endosc 2016 Mar 20;30(3):899-905. Epub 2015 Jun 20.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgery Program, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.

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March 2016

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) two midnight rule: policy at odds with reality.

Authors:

Ciara R Huntington Laurel J Blair Tiffany C Cox Tanushree Prasad Kent W Kercher Vedra A Augenstein B Todd Heniford

Surg Endosc 2016 Feb 20;30(2):751-755. Epub 2015 Jun 20.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.

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February 2016

Impact of the establishment of a specialty hernia referral center.

Authors:

Kristopher B Williams Igor Belyansky Kristian T Dacey Yuliya Yurko Vedra A Augenstein Amy E Lincourt James Horton Kent W Kercher B Todd Heniford

Surg Innov 2014 Dec 14;21(6):572-9. Epub 2014 Apr 14.

Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA

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December 2014

SAGES guidelines for minimally invasive treatment of adrenal pathology.

Authors:

Dimitrios Stefanidis Melanie Goldfarb Kent W Kercher William W Hope William Richardson Robert D Fanelli

Surg Endosc 2013 Nov 10;27(11):3960-80. Epub 2013 Sep 10.

Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, CMC Surgical Specialty Center, Suite 300, 1025 Morehead Medical Plaza, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA,

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November 2013

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