The Hernia Family Book – Tuure Saarinen from Finland

Meet this month’s Hernia Family Member from Finland, Tuure Saarinen.
EHS Advanced Open Cadaveric Hernia Course

The EHS invite you to the 2-day Intensive Advanced OPEN Cadaver Course in Innsbruck, Austria, on 23-24 March 2026.Â
EHS Advanced MIS Laparoscopic Cadaveric Hernia Course

The EHS invites you to the 2-day Intensive Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Laparoscopic Cadaveric Hernia Course in Manchester, United Kingdom 30 April – 1 May 2026…
EHS Robotic cadaveric HERNIA Course

The EHS invites you to the 1st edition of the 2-day Intensive EHS Robotic CADAVERIC HERNIA TRAINING Course in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 12-13 March 2026
The Hernia Family Book – Stella Smith from United Kingdom

Meet this month’s Hernia Family Member from United Kingdom, Stella Smith.
5th Annual Gathering of the Portuguese Hernia and Abdominal Wall Society (SPHPA) (Endorsed by the EHS)

EHS-Endorsed Event: 5th Annual Gathering of the Portuguese Hernia and Abdominal Wall Society (SPHPA) The 5th Annual Gathering of the Portuguese Hernia and Abdominal Wall Society (SPHPA) brings together leading surgeons, researchers, and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing abdominal wall surgery. This year’s meeting will feature state-of-the-art lectures, interactive workshops (abdominal wall closure, video editing […]
EHS Advanced MIS Cadaveric Hernia Course

The EHS invites you to the 2-day Intensive Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Cadaver Course in Manchester, United Kingdom 10-11 November 2025
Call for applications for EHS Monothematic Congress in 2026

APPLY NOW Collaborate with EHS to host a monothematic meeting in your country Any member of the EHS can apply to organise a monothematic conference. These conferences, which are endorsed by the European Hernia Society, have a local, national or international scope, with the possibility to involve international speakers. They have to be based on […]
EHS Monothematic Conference, Ljubljana, Oct. 17th, 2025

Read the report from EHS Monothematic Conference, Ljubljana, Oct. 17th, 2025
TEST Ongoing guideline

Introduction The aim of these updated guidelines is to provide recommendations to decrease the incidence of incisional hernia. Incisional hernia is a frequent complication of abdominal wall incision in which the closure technique plays an important role for development of this complication. These updated guidelines may help surgeons in selecting the optimal strategies, in terms […]