Stefan Sauerland

TL;DR: It is recommended to use the lowest intraabdominal pressure allowing adequate exposure of the operative field, rather than using a routine pressure, and abdominal wall lifting combined with low-pressure pneumoperitoneum might be an alternative.

TL;DR: Laroscopic surgery has already begun to influence the management of diverticular disease, but the randomized controlled trials needed to support therapy decisions are largely missing.

TL;DR: Endoscopic repairs do have advantages interms of local complications and pain-associated parameters, and further well-structured trials with improved standardization of hernia type, operative technique, and surgeons’ experience are necessary.

TL;DR: These guidelines intend to define the comparative effectivness and surrounding circumstances of the various types of obesity surgery, which are all effective in the treatment of morbid obesity, but differ in degree of weight loss and range of complications.