CASE REPORT: COMBINED LAPAROSCOPIC PERINEAL HERNIA AND ABDOMINAL PARASTOMAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH A MESH AFTER ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION: A VIDEO VIGNETTE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Case Report: Combined Laparoscopic Perineal Hernia and Abdominal Parastomal Hernia Repair With a Mesh After Abdominoperineal Resection: A Video Vignette and Review of the Literature

BackgroundPostoperative perineal hernia (PH) is an uncommon complication after abdominoperineal resection (APR).Different techniques have been described in literature and there is no consensus regarding the optimal repair approach.In the present study, we reported a case of a laparoscopic combined repair of a perineal hernia and abdominal parastoma

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Immunization with Multiple Virulence Factors Provides Maternal and Neonatal Protection against Group B Streptococcus Serotypes

Group B streptococcus (GBS) commonly colonizes the vaginal tract and is a leading cause of life-threatening neonatal infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes.No effective vaccine is clinically available.Conserved bacterial virulence factors, including those of GBS, have been employed as vaccine components.We Astragalus investigated serotype-indepe

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