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The final manuscript was reviewed externally by professors J. continued
Jeekel (Europe), B. Ramshaw (Americas) and A. Sharma (Asia).
Members of the HerniaSurge Group M. Lopez-Cano (MLC) Barcelona Spain
The HerniaSurge Group acknowledges the following Steering Com- M. C. Misra (MM) New Delhi India
mittee (SC) and other members:
A. Montgomery (AM) Malmo ¨ Sweden
Steering Committee S. Morales-Conde (SMC) Sevilla Spain
F. E. Muysoms (FM) Ghent Belgium
H. Niebuhr (HN) Hamburg Germany
M. P. Simons (MSI) The Netherlands (coordinator SC)
P. Nordin (PN) O ¨ stersund Sweden
M. Smietanski (MSM) Poland (European Hernia Society,
Treasurer, SC) M. Pawlak (MP) Gdansk Poland
H. J. Bonjer (HJB) The Netherlands (European Association G. H. van Ramshorst (GVR) Amsterdam The
for Endoscopic Surgery SC) Netherlands
R. Bittner (RB) Germany (International Endo Hernia W. M. J. Reinpold (WR) Hamburg Germany
Society, SC) D. L. Sanders (DS) Barnstaple UK
M. Miserez (MMI) Belgium (Editor Hernia, SC) N. Schouten (NS) Utrecht The
Th. (TA) The Netherlands (Statistical expert, SC) Netherlands
J. Aufenacker S. Smedberg (SS) Helsingborg Sweden
R. (RJF) USA (Americas Hernia Society, Editor R. K. J. Simmermacher (RSI) Utrecht The
J. Fitzgibbons Hernia, SC) Netherlands
P. K. Chowbey (PC) India (Asia Pacific Hernia Society, SC) S. Tumtavitikul (ST) Bangkok Thailand
H. M. Tran (HT) Australia (Australasian Hernia Society, N. van Veenendaal (NVV) Amsterdam The
SC) Netherlands
R. Sani (RSA) Niger (Afro Middle East Hernia Society, D. Weyhe (DW) Oldenburg Germany
SC) A. R. Wijsmuller (AW) Rotterdam The
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Members
External Reviewers
F. Berrevoet (FB) Ghent Belgium
J. Bingener (JBC) Rochester USA
T. Bisgaard (TB) Copenhagen Denmark J. Jeekel Rotterdam Europe
K. Bury (KB) Gdansk Poland A. Sharma New Delhi Asia
G. Campanelli (GC) Milan Italy B. Ramshaw Knoxville Americas
D. C. Chen (DCH) Los Angeles USA
J. Conze (JC) Mu ¨nchen Germany
Disclaimer
D. Cuccurullo (DCU) Naples Italy
Since both Editors-in-Chief and one Associate Editor are coauthor of
A. C. de Beaux (ADB) Edinburgh UK this manuscript, an additional independent review was conducted.
H. H. Eker (HE) Amsterdam The Disclosures
Netherlands All HerniaSurge members are active in the scientific community. An
additional course was given to all involved members to guarantee
R. H. Fortelny (RFO) Vienna Austria
unbiased literature searches and review.
J. F. Gillion (JG) Antony France
The guidelines are the property of HerniaSurge and they were
B. J. van den Heuvel (BJH) Amsterdam The financed through grants by Bard and Johnson & Johnson. The sponsor
Netherlands had no direct or indirect influence on the methodology or the content
W. W. Hope (WWH) Wilmington USA of the guidelines.
TA, FB, TB, RB, KB, PC, ADB, HE, RFO, LNJ, IK, JK, LL, DL,
L. N. Jorgensen (LNJ) Copenhagen Denmark
MLO, AM, HN, PN, MP, MM, WR, DS, RSA, NS, RSI, MSI, SS,
U. Klinge (UK) Aachen Germany MSM, HT, ST, BJH, GVR, NVV, DW and AW report grants for
F. Ko ¨ckerling (FK) Berlin Germany meeting expenses related to the submitted work from Johnson &
J. F. Kukleta (JK) Zurich Switzerland Johnson and Bard, during the conduct of the study.
JBC declares conflict of interest not directly related to the sub-
I. Konate (IK) Saint Louis Senegal
mitted work by receiving grants from National Institutes of Health,
A. L. Liem (LL) Utrecht The Stryker Endoscopy and SAGES; and by receiving non-financial
Netherlands support from Nestle and Titan Medical and reports grants for meeting
D. Lomanto (DL) Singapore Singapore expenses related to the submitted work from Johnson & Johnson and
Bard, during the conduct of the study.
M. J. A. Loos (MLO) Veldhoven The
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