Session 4 — The big five questions in hernia surgery (Grand Round)
Henry Hoffmann
Philipp Kirchhoff
On the podium: Vedra Augenstein (USA), Uli Dietz (SUI), Todd Heniford (USA), Ferdinand Köckerling (GER), Filip Muysoms (BEL)
- Mesh fixation: when and how?
- Why are we still doing so much open hernia surgery?
- How can we reduce the risk of chronic postoperative inguinal pain?
- Is the robot overhyped?
- Why are we not able to reduce the rate of recurrences?
14:00 – 15:00