F Köckerling, A J Sheen, F Berrevoet, G Campanelli, D Cuccurullo, R Fortelny, H Friis-Andersen, J F Gillion, J Gorjanc, D Kopelman, M Lopez-Cano, S Morales-Conde, J Österberg, W Reinpold, R K J Simmermacher, M Smietanski, D Weyhe, M P Simons
INTRODUCTION: The Accreditation and Certification of Hernia Centers and Surgeons (ACCESS) Group of the European Hernia Society (EHS) recognizes that there is a growing need to train specialist abdominal wall surgeons. The most important and relevant argument for this proposal and statement is the growing acceptance of the increasing complexity of abdominal wall surgery due to newer techniques, more challenging cases and the required 'tailored' approach to such surgery. There is now also an increasing public awareness with social media, whereby optimal treatment results are demanded by patients...
December 2019: Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery