GUIDELINE
Practice guidelines on endoscopic surgery for qualified surgeons by the endoscopic surgical skill qualification system: Hernia
Tetsushi Hayakawa,
Nozomi Ueno,
Toru Eguchi,
Yo Kawarada,
Yuji Shigemitsu,
Gen Shimada,
Katsuhito Suwa,
Motohito Nakagawa,
Takehiro Hachisuka,
Shunsuke Hayakawa,
Kaisuke Yamamoto,
Takahide Yokoyama,
Norihito Wada,
Hidetoshi Wada,
Hiroo Takehara,
Itsuro Nagae,
Yoshiki Morotomi,
Hitoshi Idani,
Fumito Saijo,
Tetsuhiro Tsuruma,
Kanyu Nakano,
Taizo Kimura,
Sumio Matsumoto,
Corresponding Author
Tetsushi Hayakawa
Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Center, Meiho Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Correspondence
Tetsushi Hayakawa, Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Center, Meiho Hospital, 15 Arako Takemoto-cho Toyota city Aichi 476-0913, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNozomi Ueno
Hernia Center, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorToru Eguchi
Department of Surgery, Harasanshin Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYo Kawarada
Department of Surgery, Tonan Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYuji Shigemitsu
Department of Surgery, Zeze Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorGen Shimada
Hernia Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKatsuhito Suwa
Department of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMotohito Nakagawa
Department of Surgery, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakehiro Hachisuka
Department of Surgery, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShunsuke Hayakawa
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKaisuke Yamamoto
Department of Surgery, Inguinal Hernia Surgery Center, Kenseikai Ken Clinic, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakahide Yokoyama
Department of Surgery, Shinshu Ueda Medical Center, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNorihito Wada
Department of Surgery, Shonan Keiiku Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHidetoshi Wada
Department of Surgery, Shimada General Medical Center, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiroo Takehara
Department of Hernia Surgery, Okinawa Heart-Life Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorItsuro Nagae
Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYoshiki Morotomi
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kitano Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHitoshi Idani
Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFumito Saijo
Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTetsuhiro Tsuruma
Department of Surgery, JR Sapporo Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKanyu Nakano
Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTaizo Kimura
Department of Surgery, Fujinomiya City General Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSumio Matsumoto
National Hospital Organization, Tokyo Medical Center, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTetsushi Hayakawa,
Nozomi Ueno,
Toru Eguchi,
Yo Kawarada,
Yuji Shigemitsu,
Gen Shimada,
Katsuhito Suwa,
Motohito Nakagawa,
Takehiro Hachisuka,
Shunsuke Hayakawa,
Kaisuke Yamamoto,
Takahide Yokoyama,
Norihito Wada,
Hidetoshi Wada,
Hiroo Takehara,
Itsuro Nagae,
Yoshiki Morotomi,
Hitoshi Idani,
Fumito Saijo,
Tetsuhiro Tsuruma,
Kanyu Nakano,
Taizo Kimura,
Sumio Matsumoto,
Corresponding Author
Tetsushi Hayakawa
Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Center, Meiho Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Correspondence
Tetsushi Hayakawa, Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Center, Meiho Hospital, 15 Arako Takemoto-cho Toyota city Aichi 476-0913, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNozomi Ueno
Hernia Center, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorToru Eguchi
Department of Surgery, Harasanshin Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYo Kawarada
Department of Surgery, Tonan Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYuji Shigemitsu
Department of Surgery, Zeze Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorGen Shimada
Hernia Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKatsuhito Suwa
Department of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMotohito Nakagawa
Department of Surgery, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakehiro Hachisuka
Department of Surgery, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShunsuke Hayakawa
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKaisuke Yamamoto
Department of Surgery, Inguinal Hernia Surgery Center, Kenseikai Ken Clinic, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakahide Yokoyama
Department of Surgery, Shinshu Ueda Medical Center, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNorihito Wada
Department of Surgery, Shonan Keiiku Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHidetoshi Wada
Department of Surgery, Shimada General Medical Center, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiroo Takehara
Department of Hernia Surgery, Okinawa Heart-Life Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorItsuro Nagae
Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYoshiki Morotomi
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kitano Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHitoshi Idani
Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFumito Saijo
Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTetsuhiro Tsuruma
Department of Surgery, JR Sapporo Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKanyu Nakano
Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTaizo Kimura
Department of Surgery, Fujinomiya City General Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSumio Matsumoto
National Hospital Organization, Tokyo Medical Center, Toyota, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 01 August 2024
Norihito Wada is an Editorial Board member Journal and a co-author of this article. To minimize bias, they were excluded from all editorial decision-making related to the acceptance of this article for publication.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
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