title: [Discrepancy between education and clinical guidelines for groin hernia surgery].
abstract: Laparoscopic technique for groin hernia surgery has been used increasingly in Denmark during the latest ten years. This tendency is in accordance with both national and international guidelines, which recommend either laparoscopic repair or open repair ad modum Lichtenstein. The surgical training in Denmark has not kept up with this development, and in the surgical curriculum there is a lack of organized training in laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery. This article discusses this discrepancy and suggests solutions to help solving the problems.
authors.affiliation: Center for Perioperativ Optimering, Gastro­enheden - Kirurgisk Sektion, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark. kristofferandresen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kristoffer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andresen
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Achiam
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*