Cesare Stabilini, Nadine van Veenendaal, Eske Aasvang, Ferdinando Agresta, Theo Aufenacker, Frederik Berrevoet, Ine Burgmans, David Chen, Andrew de Beaux, Barbora East, Jose Garcia-Alamino, Nadia Henriksen, Ferdinand Köckerling, Jan Kukleta, Maarten Loos, Manuel Lopez-Cano, Ralph Lorenz, Marc Miserez, Agneta Montgomery, Salvador Morales-Conde, Chris Oppong, Maciej Pawlak, Mauro Podda, Wolfgang Reinpold, David Sanders, Alberto Sartori, Hanh Minh Tran, Mireia Verdaguer, Reiko Wiessner, Michael Yeboah, Willem Zwaans, Maarten Simons
BACKGROUND: Groin hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed globally, with more than 20 million procedures per year. The last guidelines on groin hernia management were published in 2018 by the HerniaSurge Group. The aim of this project was to assess new evidence and update the guidelines. The guideline is intended for general and abdominal wall surgeons treating adult patients with groin hernias. METHOD: A working group of 30 international groin hernia experts and all involved stakeholders was formed and examined all new literature on groin hernia management, available until April 2022...
September 5, 2023: BJS Open