Ferdinand Köckerling, Salvador Morales-Conde, Maarten Simons, Daniel Casanova, Barbora East, Andrew de Beaux, Nadia Henriksen, Sebastian Roka, Arthur Felice
Background: Abdominal wall surgery (AWS) is characterised by the increasing caseload and the complexity of the surgical procedures. The introduction of a tailored approach to AWS utilising laparoendoscopic, robotic and/or open techniques requires the surgeon to master several surgical techniques. All of which have an associated learning curve, and the necessary knowledge/experience to know which operation is the right one for the individual patient. However, the reality in general surgery training shows that training in just a limited number of procedures is not enough...
2024: J Abdom Wall Surg