This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Hernia Surgery, and is edited by Dr. Ajita Prabhu. Articles will include: Epidemiology and Disparities in Hernia Care; Role of Prophylactic Mesh Placement for Laparotomy/Stoma Creation; Establishing a Hernia Program; Parastomal Hernia Repair: Overview of approaches and review of literature; Incisional Hernia Repair: Open Retromuscular Approaches; Incisional Hernia Repair: Minimally Invasive Approaches; Umbilical Hernia Repair: Overview of approaches and review of literature; Flank and Lumbar Hernia Repair; Preoperative Planning and Patient Optimization; ERAS Protocols: Rationale and Components; Quality Measures in Hernia Care; Inguinal Hernia: Mastering the Anatomy; Updates in Mesh and Biomaterials; Inguinal Hernia: Open Approaches; Approach to the Patient with Chronic Groin Pain; and more!
Foreword Preface Hernia Repair: Measures of Success and Perioperative Considerations Epidemiology and Disparities in Care: The Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Gender, and Race on the Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Ventral Hernia Repair Quality Measures in Hernia Surgery Establishing a Hernia Program Updates in Mesh and Biomaterials Role of Prophylactic Mesh Placement for Laparotomy and Stoma Creation Preoperative Planning and Patient Optimization Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols: Rationale and Components Incisional and Parastomal Hernias Incisional Hernia Repair: Open Retromuscular Approaches Incisional Hernia Repair: Minimally Invasive Approaches Umbilical Hernia Repair: Overview of Approaches and Review of Literature Surgical Management of Parastomal Hernias Flank and Lumbar Hernia Repair Inguinal Hernias Inguinal Hernia: Mastering the Anatomy Inguinal Hernia: Four Open Approaches Minimally Invasive Approaches to Inguinal Hernias Approach to the Patient with Chronic Groin Pain
