Contemporary inguinal hernia management

Christoffersen MW, Henriksen NA. Br J Surg 2023; 110: 1419–1421. Comment:  Mesh for most; specialist care for complex abdominal wall reconstruction.

Andrew de Beaux, MD, MBChB, FRCSEd, FEBS, AWS

NHS Lothian, Scotland,
Oxford University Hospitals, England
Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Scotland

@acdebeaux

It is interesting how surgery evolves. What was largely seen as a training operation left to trainees, hernia repair become a rapidly expanding area of surgery now linked under the more prestigious title of Abdominal Wall Surgery.  And it is also interesting to see how careers evolve. In my own case, while always having an interest in hernia surgery, chance events, from whom I worked with, who I met in industry and the opportunities to change surgical interests because of colleagues, should not be underestimated. Once I started talking about incisional hernia repair, the referrals came flooding in! Looking back on my career, I give the 5 reasons, that in retrospect, moulded my career as an Abdominal Wall surgeon. 1. Friends in the hernia business worldwide.