Editorial: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hernia Surgery

Gabrielle H van Ramshorst^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
² Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

Editorial

Gabrielle H van Ramshorst. J Abdom Wall Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Feb 7:3:14244.

doi: 10.3389/jaws.2024.14244. eCollection 2024.

Gabrielle H van Ramshorst^{1

2}

¹ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
² Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

No abstract available

Keywords: diversity; equity; gender gap; gender-biased; inclusion; inequity; minorities; surgery.

Conflict of interest statement

GvR - Chair of the Diversity, Equality and Inclusivity working group of the European Society of Coloproctology.

Editorial on the Special Issue Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hernia Surgery

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