Don't fear the (small) bite: A narrative review of the rationale and misconceptions surrounding closure of abdominal wall incisions.

Background: The most common complications related to the closure of abdominal wall incisions are surgical site infections, wound dehiscence and the development of an incisional hernia. Several factors relating to the surgical technique and the materials used have been identified and analysed over the years, as mirrored in the current recommendations of the European Hernia Society, but some misconceptions still remain that hinder wide implementation.

Method: A literature search was performed in the PubMed and GoogleScholar databases on 15 July 2021 and additionally on 30 March 2022 to include recent updates.

Women in surgery: a web-based survey on career strategies and career satisfaction.

Women represent the majority of medical students in several countries. In any surgical specialty and above all in surgical leadership positions, women still remain disproportionally underrepresented. The objective of this study was to investigate female surgeons' career advancement and satisfaction with training.

[Challenges in visceral medicine during COVID-19].

Background: The worldwide dissemination of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a relevant problem for the German healthcare system and the whole of society within only a few weeks. Because visceral medicine is at the focal point many adjustments in procedures are necessary.

Material And Methods: Necessary organizational structures and challenges in visceral medicine are described for urgent abdominal surgery after screening and for patients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

[Management of late onset septic complications after IPOM implantation: case series from a hernia center].

Background: The intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) is for many surgeons a pragmatic solution for the operative treatment of extensive and complex abdominal wall hernias. A few years after mesh implantation we are now faced with a number of late complications of the IPOM procedure. Chronic septic complications, such as mesh infections and fistula formation have an outstanding position.

Surgery for colorectal cancer in elderly patients: is there such a thing as being too old?

Introduction: The overall increase in life expectancy causes a rapid increase in number of elderly patients needing colorectal surgery. It remains unclear if there is a significant risk factor in patients over 80 years of age for postoperative morbidity and mortality. For this reason we investigated the perioperative, outcome and long-term survival after surgery for colorectal cancer in our hospital.