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- Bariatric Surgery
- Chest
- Colon,Rectum, and Anus
- Emerging Technologies
- Endocrine
- Esophagus
- Flexible Endoscopy
- Gynecology
- Hepatobiliary
- Hernia
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Perioperative Management
- Small Intestine
- Spleen
- Stomach and Foregut
- Transplantation
- Trauma and Critical Care
- Urology
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SAGES represents a worldwide community of surgeons that can bring minimal access surgery, endoscopy and emerging techniques to patients in every country. We represent over 6,000 surgeons and allied health professionals.
The mission of the society is:
- To provide education and training for gastrointestinal and/or abdominal surgeons and surgeons-in-training.
- To measure, on an ongoing basis, the quality and effectiveness of our educational programs and to modify them based on these measures.
- To identify and evaluate current and emerging minimal access and non invasive technologies and techniques in gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic surgery.
- To serve as a forum for ideas and the exchange of information in current and emerging minimal access technology and techniques.
- To foster, support, and encourage clinical and basic science research.
- To provide guidelines for training, standards of practice and granting of privileges which promote patient safety and the best clinical outcomes.
- To help assure that patients are able to obtain the most effective diagnosis and treatment from qualified surgeons.
- To develop, maintain and provide leadership to achieve the above goals.SAGES Mission Statement
- To maintain an atmosphere which promotes diversity and collegiality among members.
- To define and provide tools and guidelines for measurement in assessing surgical competence.
Featured Articles
Mesh Choices for Laparoscopic and Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Introduction:
Ventral hernia repair is a relatively common surgery in the US and around the world. The advent of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair has caused a relative explosion of mesh with many options for practicing surgeons. These meshes can be broken down into several distinct categories: uncoated synthetic meshes, coated synthetic meshes, and biologic meshes. Most hernia experts throughout the world would agree that the current standard of care is placement of synthetic mesh in most laparoscopic or open ventral hernia procedures. Depending on where the surgeon wishes to place the mesh will to determine which mesh to use.
