Laparoscopic Approach is Preferred: James D. Luketich, M.D.
Hernia Debates Panel: What Has Happened and What Do We Have to Do? Keyword(s): antireflux surgery, biologic prosthesis, buttress, crural repair, Gortex, GPEHR, lap approach, lengthening procedure, mesh, paraesophageal HH, PEHR, primary repair, recurrence rate, short esophagus, tension-free, thoracotomy, Type III HH, wedge gastroplasty
Biologic Mesh Should NOT Be Widely Applied: Shirin Towfigh, M.D.
Hernia Debates Panel: What Has Happened and What Do We Have to Do? Keyword(s): Alloderm, bioactive prosthetic material, biologic grafts, biologic mesh, contaminated fields, FDA, gangrenous, hernia repair, infected field, Lichtenstein repair, mesh reaction, pus, recurrence rate, seroma, short-term outcomes, small intestinal submucosa, SSI, Surgisis, ventral abdominal hernias, xenograft
Biologic Mesh Should Be Widely Applied: Morris E. Franklin, Jr., M.D.
Hernia Debates Panel: What Has Happened and What Do We Have to Do? Keyword(s): absorbable mesh, Alloderm, biologic mesh, collagen, contaminated abdominal wall defects, contaminated field, Gore-Tex mesh, incisional hernia, lap repair, Lichtenstein tension-free hernia repair, Marlex mesh, mesh erosion, mesh infection, mesh removal, mesh shrinkage, Permacol, polypropylene mesh, porcine small intestine mucosa, Prolene mesh, […]
Present and Future of Their Educational Programs – A European Viewpoint: Jacques Perissat, M.D.
IFSES Surgical Education Around the World Panel Keyword(s): educational programs, IFSES, lap surgery, MIS education, SPA, surgical residency
What is the Role of International Surgical Societies in Education: Gerald Marks, M.D.
IFSES Surgical Education Around the World Panel Keyword(s): conflict of interest, education, IFSES, international surgical societies