European Hernia Society Guidelines On The Treatment Of Inguinal

Hernia (2009) 13:343–403 DOI 10.1007/s10029-009-0529-7 EDITORIAL European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients M. P. Simons Æ T. Aufenacker Æ M. Bay-Nielsen Æ J. L. Bouillot Æ G. Campanelli Æ J. Conze Æ D. de Lange... More

Hernia (2009) 13:343–403 DOI 10.1007/s10029-009-0529-7 EDITORIAL European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients M. P. Simons Æ T. Aufenacker Æ M. Bay-Nielsen Æ J. L. Bouillot Æ G. Campanelli Æ J. Conze Æ D. de Lange Æ R. Fortelny Æ T. Heikkinen Æ A. Kingsnorth Æ J. Kukleta Æ S. Morales-Conde Æ P. Nordin Æ V. Schumpelick Æ S. Smedberg Æ M. Smietanski Æ G. Weber Æ M. Miserez Received: 17 June 2009 / Accepted: 19 June 2009 / Published online: 28 July 2009 Ó The Author(s) 2009. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Summary Flow diagram General Introduction Motivation Objective Definition Target population Description of problem and initial questions Inguinal hernia treatment for adults in Europe in 2007 Transparency of the process and method Steering and Working Group members Owner and legal significance Intended (target) users Collection and assessment of literature Description of implementation trajectory Procedure for au Less