Basic research, experimental surgery and clinical research: where there is science, there is better treatment G. Campanelli Editors’s Corner 17 July 2020 Pages: 681 - 682
Hernia research in developing countries—are we looking for needles in haystacks? R. Piltcher-da-SilvaA. G. TrappL. T. Cavazzola Letter to the Editor 03 June 2020 Pages: 683 - 684
Comment to: Hernia research in developing countries—are we looking for needles in haystacks? Follow-up is the Achilles heel of every registry F. Köckerling Comment 03 June 2020 Pages: 685 - 686
Comment to: Hernia research in developing countries—are we looking for needles in haystacks? Start small and progressively grow J.-F. Gillion Comment 03 June 2020 Pages: 687 - 688
Comment to: Hernia research in developing countries—are we looking for needles in haystacks? Establishing databases is the key John Morrison Comment 06 June 2020 Pages: 689 - 690
Comment to: Hernia research in developing countries: are we looking for needles in haystacks? Insights from the Danish model L. N. JorgensenH. Friis-Andersen Comment 03 June 2020 Pages: 691 - 692
Comment to: Hernia research in developing countries—are we looking for needles in haystacks? The importance of national databases D. Cuccurullo Comment 27 July 2020 Pages: 693 - 694
Long-term patient-reported outcomes and quality of the evidence in ventral hernia mesh repair: a systematic review A. SandøM. J. RosenT. Bisgaard Review 09 March 2020 Pages: 695 - 705
Open mesh vs. suture umbilical hernia repair: systematic review and updated trial sequential meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials A. AiolfiM. CavalliD. Bona Review 24 February 2020 Pages: 707 - 715
Seroma prevention strategies in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a systematic review C. HeJ. LuC. L. K. Chia Review 29 November 2019 Pages: 717 - 731
Open tensionless repair techniques for inguinal hernia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials K. RanX. WangY. Zhao Review 09 December 2019 Pages: 733 - 745
Hospital volume and outcome in inguinal hernia repair: analysis of routine data of 133,449 patients M. ManeckF. KöckerlingC. Günster Original Article Open access 30 November 2019 Pages: 747 - 757
Open retromuscular versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair for medium-sized defects: where is the value? S. J. ZolinL. TastaldiD. M. Krpata Original Article 13 January 2020 Pages: 759 - 770
Revisiting HERQL, the hernia-specific quality-of-life assessment instrument, to extend the clinical applicability for abdominal wall hernias C.-C. HuangH.-H. LienC.-S. Hunag Original Article 28 November 2019 Pages: 771 - 780
Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum: The answer for treating giant inguinal hernias while avoiding morbidities? M. Gonzalez-UrquijoO. J. Estrada-CortinasG. Gil-Galindo Original Article 10 March 2020 Pages: 781 - 786
Re-recurrence and pain 12 years after laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) or Lichtenstein’s repair for a recurrent inguinal hernia: a multi-centre single-blinded randomised clinical trial L. LydekingN. JohansenT. Bisgaard Original Article 25 February 2020 Pages: 787 - 792
A 19 year population-based cohort study analysing reoperation for recurrence following laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repairs G. RamsayN. W. ScottJ. O. Jansen Original Article Open access 30 November 2019 Pages: 793 - 800
High complication rates during and after repeated Lichtenstein or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs in the same groin: a cohort study based on medical records S. ÖbergM. L. JessenJ. Rosenberg Original Article 09 December 2019 Pages: 801 - 810
What is the outcome of re-recurrent vs recurrent inguinal hernia repairs? An analysis of 16,206 patients from the Herniamed Registry F. KöckerlingC. KrügerH. Riediger Original Article Open access 21 February 2020 Pages: 811 - 819
Does the use of monopolar energy as the preferred mode of dissection effectively reduce seroma formation in laparoscopic total extra peritoneal hernioplasty? A prospective double-blinded randomized control trial J. W. LiuK. J. ChenJ. K. M. Fan Original Article 18 February 2020 Pages: 821 - 829
Is tacking the lax transversalis fascia an easy, safe and effective way to reduce the occurrence of seroma after laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty? A propensity score-matched and -adjusted analysis K. KumaralingamN. L. SynK. R. Lim Original Article 13 March 2020 Pages: 831 - 838
Implementation of the small bites closure of abdominal midline incisions in clinical practice is correlated with a reduction in surgical site infections H. S. de VriesT. VerhaakD. D. E. Zimmerman Original Article 28 June 2019 Pages: 839 - 843
Usefulness of sonication procedure in mesh infection diagnosis associated with hernia repair L. Salar-VidalJ. J. Aguilera-CorreaJ. Esteban Original Article 22 October 2020 Pages: 845 - 847
Mesh infection in cases of polypropylene mesh hernioplasty T. PandeC. S. Naidu Original Article 24 February 2020 Pages: 849 - 856
Continuation of antithrombotic therapy increases minor bleeding but does not increase the risk other morbidities in open inguinal hernia repair: A propensity score-matched analysis S. PoudelK. MiyazakiS. Hirano Original Article 11 March 2020 Pages: 857 - 865
Hernia repair and simultaneous continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) catheter implantation: feasibility and outcome P. HorvathA. KönigsrainerC. Thiel Original Article 26 November 2019 Pages: 867 - 872
Validation and educational impact study of the NANEP high-fidelity simulation model for open preperitoneal mesh repair of umbilical hernia U. FriedrichJ. BackhausU. A. Dietz Original Article 19 July 2019 Pages: 873 - 881
The inguinal region revisited: the surgical point of view M. KonschakeM. ZwierzinaR. Fortelny Original Article Open access 27 November 2019 Pages: 883 - 894
Validity of a low-cost Lichtenstein open inguinal hernia repair simulation model for surgical training T. NazariM. P. SimonsD. R. Farley Original Article Open access 02 December 2019 Pages: 895 - 901
The Hernia ‘CAMP’ model: a collaborative action to maximise productivity within the NHS R. M. KoshyM. AliV. S. Menon How-I-Do-It Open access 29 January 2020 Pages: 903 - 906
Comment on: Total extraperitoneal endoscopic hernioplasty (TEP) versus Lichtenstein hernioplasty: a systematic review by updated traditional and cumulative meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials F. KöckerlingD. Adolf Letter to the Editor 28 January 2020 Pages: 907 - 908
The lateral rectus abdominis positioned stoma (LRAPS) trephine: the hope in Pandora’s box R. SinghG. WilliamsB. M. Stephenson Letter to the Editor 04 May 2020 Pages: 909 - 911
A plea for unification of surgical guidelines in the COVID-19 outbreak B. EastR. KaufmannA. C. de Beaux Comment 26 October 2020 Pages: 913 - 914
