Dr. Marc Soler, an abdominal wall surgeon with a special focus on inguinal hernia repair, has been selected as one of the AME Surgical Journal's Outstanding Authors 2026 in recognition of his contributions to open preperitoneal hernia surgery (MOPP, TIPP, TREPP, and Ugahary) and his efforts to promote the legacy of Professor René Stoppa. I was honored and delighted to be selected among the AME Surgical Journal's "Outstanding Authors 2026." This recognition highlights the work I have been...

UPDATE — Official journal publication (May 2026) This article has now been officially published in the 2026 issue of AME Surgical Journal. Open preperitoneal vs. endoscopic repair for bilateral groin hernias: a registry-based two-arm comparison Soler M, Gillion J-F.AME Surgical Journal. 2026;6:11 Read the published article: https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/asj-25-80 It is with great pleasure that I share our latest work conducted with Dr. Jean-François Gillion, recently published in AME Surgical...

It is not uncommon for patients operated on for a groin hernia on one side to wonder whether they may develop one on the other side. The...