AUTHOR=Hernández-Granados Pilar 

TITLE=Editorial: Inguinal Hernia Emergency

JOURNAL=Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery

VOLUME=Volume 2 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/journal-of-abdominal-wall-surgery/articles/10.3389/jaws.2023.12013

DOI=10.3389/jaws.2023.12013

ISSN=2813-2092

ABSTRACT=Elective inguinal hernia repair is one of the most frequent surgical procedures performed all over the world. Between 6 to 9% of these procedures are performed as emergency surgery, due to incarceration, strangulation or intestinal obstruction. Emergency inguinal hernia surgery has much higher mortality and morbidity rates than elective repair. Moreover, up to 15% of emergency inguinal hernia repairs need an intestinal resection, increasing the morbidity and mortality even more. Patients in emergency surgery tend to be older and have more comorbidities, as it has been described in the literature. Furthermore, this emergency surgery is performed worldwide in every kind of setting, small facilities in remote places or tertiary hospitals in big cities. And we cannot forget that urgent inguinal hernia is a life-threatening situation, and we will need to prioritize to save patient´s life above repair.  Due to all these facts, there were controversies about which can be the best surgical technique to perform in emergency setting. As long as there is no consensus about the recommended approach of these patients, this Special Issue gathers the different techniques and approaches that can be done in emergency surgery.