Abstract Introduction The Accreditation and Certification of Hernia Centers and Surgeons
(ACCESS) Group of the European Hernia Society (EHS) recognizes that there is a growing …

Abstract In 2014, the International Endohernia Society (IEHS) published the first
international “Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall …

Introduction There is a need for hernia centers and specialist hernia surgeons because of
the increasing complexity of hernia surgery procedures due to new techniques, more difficult …

Purpose Practice patterns for inguinal hernia repair vary significantly among surgeons. The
purpose of this study was to identify perceived indications for laparoscopic inguinal hernia …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of residents on patient
outcomes in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR). We hypothesized that increasing …

Aim: To assess whether there is a consensus on the management of the most common
ventral abdominal wall hernias among recognised experts. Material and methods: Fourteen …

Purpose Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most performed procedure all over the world
with more than 20 million procedures performed each year. Due to the lack of data in …

Purpose Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common procedures in visceral surgery,
and an important teaching operation for residents during their first years. A variety of surgical …

Objectives Abdominal wall hernias are common. Various authors all quote the following
order (in decreasing frequency): inguinal, femoral, umbilical followed by rarer forms. But are …

Objective To assess trends in utilization and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic and
open abdominal wall hernia repair. Methods Using the ACS-NSQIP database between 2009 …