Scrotal hernia repair remains a challenging area of groin hernia surgery. Two recent scientific publications provide new evidence on Open Preperitoneal Procedures (OPPs), including the MOPP/TIPP approach, for scrotal hernia repair. What Are OPPs? OPPs (Open Preperitoneal Procedures) is a generic term for minimally invasive open preperitoneal techniques used in groin hernia repair. It includes techniques such as TIPP (Trans-Inguinal Pre-Peritoneal), MOPP (Minimal Open Pre-Peritoneal) and TREPP...

A Career Dedicated to Abdominal Wall Surgery For more than three decades, my clinical practice has been accompanied by scientific and teaching activities devoted to inguinal, umbilical and ventral hernia surgery. This journey began in Amiens under Professor René Stoppa, whose teaching profoundly influenced my understanding of preperitoneal surgery. It continued through the development and evaluation of techniques designed to make this surgery less invasive, simpler and more reproducible. Over...

July 15, 2026 I am pleased to announce the publication of my invited review in the international journal Mini-invasive Surgery: Open Preperitoneal Techniques: A Bridge between Anterior Open and Posterior Endoscopic Approaches. I would like to sincerely thank the Editors and the Reviewers for their thoughtful comments and constructive suggestions, which greatly contributed to improving this work. This publication is particularly meaningful to me. Unlike most of my previous articles, published...