Köckerling, F.
Hoffmann, H.
Adolf, D.
D.Weyhe,
Reinpold, W.
Koch, A.
Kirchhoff, P.
Article History
Received: 29 July 2019
Accepted: 4 November 2019
First Online: 27 November 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Ferdinand Köckerling - Grants to fund the Herniamed Registry from Johson & Johnson, Norderstedt, Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, pfm medical, Cologne, Dahlhausen, Cologne, B. Braun, Tuttlingen, Menke Med, Munich, Bard, Karlsruhe. H. Hoffmann, D. Adolf, D. Weyhe, W. Reinpold, A. Koch, P. Kirchhoff have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
: As only cases of routine hernia surgery are documented in the Herniamed Registry, an ethical approval was not neccessary.
: This article does not contain any study with animals performed by any of the authors.
: All patients with routine hernia surgery documented in the Herniamed Registry have signed an informed consent declaration agreeing to participate.