Published in:
01-02-2018 | Invited commentary
Summary for patients: International guidelines for groin hernia management
Authors:
N. van Veenendaal, M. P. Simons, H. J. Bonjer
Published in:
Hernia
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Issue 1/2018
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Excerpt
An international working group of 50 hernia experts called ‘HerniaSurge’ developed the first international guidelines for groin hernia management. All experts have extensive clinical and scientific experience in hernia management. The guidelines were endorsed by seven continental hernia societies: Afro Middle East Hernia Society (AMEHS), Americas Hernia Society (AHS), the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS), the Australasian Hernia Society, the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), the European Hernia Society (EHS) and the International Endohernia Society (IEHS). …