Staerkle, Ralph F.
Hoffmann, Henry
Köckerling, Ferdinand
Adolf, Daniela
Bittner, Reinhard
Kirchhoff, Philipp
Article History
Received: 19 October 2017
Accepted: 23 February 2018
First Online: 28 February 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: F Köckerling—Grants to fund the Herniamed Registry from Johnson & Johnson, Norderstedt; pfm medical, Cologne; Dahlhausen, Cologne; B Braun, Tuttlingen; MenkeMed, Munich and Bard, Karlsruhe. D Adolf—fees for statistical support from Herniamed gGmbH, Berlin. RF Staerkle, H Hoffmann, R Bittner, and P Kirchhoff have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.