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The atlas focuses on the surgical steps of the latest hernia surgeries elucidated by labeled pictures. It aims to explain the technical aspects of hernia procedures. It includes images that are both graphic and intraoperative clinical photographs for better understanding. The book is written by international experts who have invented and pioneered the newer hernia procedures.   Hernia surgery has evolved at a tremendous pace in the last decade. In the last decade, there has been a proliferation of more than 20 procedures in hernia repair, and they offer advantages compared to the older procedures in various clinical situations. Presently, the resources, including images of the newer procedures, are limited to the published journals. This book aims to fill this gap by providing technique based knowledge in an illustrated manner for learning newer hernia procedures. It is written in a succinct style.  The book serves as a ready reference for practicing surgeons, minimal access surgeons and, resident surgeons, fellows.

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Dr. Sarfaraz Jalil Baig is the Director of Digestive Surgery Clinic based out of Belle Vue Hospital, Kolkata, India, with more than 20 years of experience.   He has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles in various national and international journals on hernia, bariatrics and GI surgery. He has authored a book on 'Nutrition, Obesity and Bariatric Surgery' and co-authored a number of monographs and chapters in books of international repute such as 'Diet, Supplements and Medications After MGB: Nutritional Outcomes; Avoidance of Iron Deficiency; MGB in Vegetarians' in Essentials of Mini-One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass by Springer. He has co-edited a book titled 'Management of Nutritional and Metabolic Complications of Bariatric surgery' by Springer. He is the vice president of HSI (Hernia Society of India), an EC member of IAGES (Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons), ex EC member of IASG (Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology), and treasurer of OSSI (Obesity Surgeons Society in India).  Following his passion for teaching and training, he has been responsible for organizing a number of national-level conferences and workshops. He runs training courses on hernia at his center and has trained more than 200 surgeons across the globe. He is one of the pioneers of AWR and bariatric surgery in India.   He is the associate editor of Journal of Bariatric Surgery and is on the editorial board of Journal of Minimal Access of Surgery.  Dr Deepraj Bhandarkar is a Consultant Minimal Access Surgeon at Hinduja Hospital and Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, India. He is considered a national expert in minimal access surgery with over 30 years of experience in the field. He has published over 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals and over 25 book chapters. He is the author of a book titled 'A Primer of Laparoscopic Surgery' and was the guest editor of an issue of Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (JMAS) dedicated to single incision laparoscopic surgery. He served as the associate editor of the Indian Journal of Surgery from 2001 to 2003 and was the editor of the JMAS from 2004 to 2020. He currently serves as the chief editorial advisor at the JMAS. As a sought-after speaker and passionate educator, he has given over 200 podium and video presentations, 300+ invited lectures and 6 named orations. He has been active in various national surgical organizations and has served as the associate secretary of the International College of Surgeons (Indian section), vice president, hon. treasurer and member of the FIAGES and FALS boards of the Indian Association of Gastro-Intestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES) and as the hon. secretary of Hernia Society of India. He serves as the president of Hernia Society of India. He has been active in minimal access surgical training for over 25 years and was the faculty director at the Center of Excellence for Minimal Access Surgery Training in Mumbai from 2012-2020. He is a member of the specialist board for minimal access surgery of the National Board of Examinations.  Dr. Pallawi Priya is Consultant, minimal access surgery at Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata, India. She is on the executive committee of the Hernia Society of India since 2019 and the Obesity Surgery Society of India since 2022. She has a number of articles on hernia and bariatric surgery published in peer-reviewed national journals. She is on the editorial board for the Journal of Bariatric Surgery and is the editor of the book 'Management of Nutritional and Metabolic Complications of Bariatric Surgery'. She has co-authored chapters in books such as 'Comprehensive Laparoscopic Surgery (4th ed., IAGES Academic Publishers)', 'Nutrition, Obesity and Bariatric Surgery' and 'Essentials of Mini-One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (Springer). She has been invited as faculty at national and international conferences. Her work has won awards at several conferences.

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