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International
United States
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on hernia (2022)
●Choosing Wisely: Avoid elective hernia repair for minimally symptomatic ventral hernias in patients with severe obesity without consideration for obesity management (2020, updated 2022)
●Choosing Wisely: Avoid elective repair of minimally symptomatic abdominal wall hernias in patients that are actively smoking (2020, updated 2022)
●EHS and AHS: Guidelines for treatment of umbilical and epigastric hernias (2020)
Europe
●EHS and AHS: Guidelines for treatment of umbilical and epigastric hernias (2020)
●EHS: Guidelines on prevention and treatment of parastomal hernias (2019)
●Classification of primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias (2009)