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René H. Fortelny
Researcher at Sigmund Freud University Vienna
Publications - 129
Citations - 7827
René H. Fortelny is an academic researcher from Sigmund Freud University Vienna. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hernia & Hernia repair. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 118 publications receiving 6197 citations. Previous affiliations of René H. Fortelny include University of Vienna & Paracelsus Private Medical University of Salzburg.
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European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients
M. P. Simons,Th. J. Aufenacker,M Bay-Nielsen,J. L. Bouillot,Giampiero Campanelli,Joachim Conze,D. H. de Lange,René H. Fortelny,T. Heikkinen,Andrew N. Kingsnorth,J. Kukleta,Salvador Morales-Conde,Pär Nordin,Volker Schumpelick,S. Smedberg,M. Smietanski,G. Weber,Marc Miserez +17 more
TL;DR: The EHS Guidelines for the Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Adult Patients contain recommendations for the treatment of inguinal hernia from diagnosis till aftercare and provide recommendations for further research that can be performed to raise the level of evidence concerning certain aspects of ingUinalHernia treatment.
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International guidelines for groin hernia management
Maarten Simons,M. Smietanski,Hendrik J. Bonjer,Reinhard Bittner,Marc Miserez,Th. J. Aufenacker,Robert J. Fitzgibbons,Pradeep Chowbey,H. M. Tran,R. Sani,Frederik Berrevoet,Juliane Bingener,Thue Bisgaard,Kamil Bury,Giampiero Campanelli,David C. Chen,Joachim Conze,Diego Cuccurullo,A. C. de Beaux,Hasan H. Eker,René H. Fortelny,J. F. Gillion,B. van den Heuvel,William W. Hope,Lars N. Jorgensen,Uwe Klinge,Ferdinand Köckerling,J. Kukleta,I. Konate,A. L. Liem,Davide Lomanto,M. J. A. Loos,Manuel López-Cano,Mahesh C. Misra,Agneta Montgomery,Salvador Morales-Conde,F. Muysoms,H Niebuhr,Pär Nordin,Maciej Pawlak,G. H. van Ramshorst,Wolfgang Reinpold,D. L. Sanders,N. Schouten,S. Smedberg,R. K. J. Simmermacher,Sathien Tumtavitikul,N. van Veenendaal,Dirk Weyhe,A. R. Wijsmuller +49 more
TL;DR: The main goal of these guidelines is to improve patient outcomes, specifically to decrease recurrence rates and reduce chronic pain, the most frequent problems following groin hernia repair.
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Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal Hernia [International Endohernia Society (IEHS)]
Reinhard Bittner,Maurice E. Arregui,Thue Bisgaard,M. Dudai,George S. Ferzli,Robert J. Fitzgibbons,René H. Fortelny,Uwe Klinge,Ferdinand Köckerling,E. Kuhry,J. Kukleta,Davide Lomanto,Mahesh C. Misra,Agneta Montgomery,Salvador Morales-Conde,Wolfgang Reinpold,Jacob Rosenberg,Stefan Sauerland,Christine Schug-Pass,Kamaljit Singh,M. Timoney,Dirk Weyhe,Pradeep Chowbey +22 more
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European Hernia Society guidelines on the closure of abdominal wall incisions
Filip Muysoms,Stavros A. Antoniou,Kamil Bury,Giampiero Campanelli,Joachim Conze,Diego Cuccurullo,A. C. de Beaux,Eva B. Deerenberg,B. East,René H. Fortelny,J. F. Gillion,N. A. Henriksen,Leif A. Israelsson,An P. Jairam,A. Janes,Johannes Jeekel,Manuel López-Cano,Marc Miserez,Salvador Morales-Conde,D. L. Sanders,M. P. Simons,Maciej Śmietański,L. Venclauskas,Frederik Berrevoet +23 more
TL;DR: Recommendations to decrease the incidence of incisional hernias it is strongly recommended to utilise a non-midline approach to a laparotomy whenever possible and to perform a continuous suturing technique and to avoid the use of rapidly absorbable sutures.
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Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)—Part 1
Reinhard Bittner,J. Bingener-Casey,Ulrich A. Dietz,Michael A. Fabian,George S. Ferzli,René H. Fortelny,Ferdinand Köckerling,J. Kukleta,Karl A. LeBlanc,Davide Lomanto,Mahesh C. Misra,Salvador Morales-Conde,Bruce Ramshaw,Wolfgang Reinpold,S. Rim,M. Rohr,R. Schrittwieser,Th Simon,M. Smietanski,B Stechemesser,M. Timoney,Pradeep Chowbey +21 more
TL;DR: This issue of Surgical Endoscopy, the first part of the Guidelines is published including sections on basics, indication for surgery, perioperative management, and key points of technique, and the next part will address complications and comparisons between open and laparoscopic techniques.