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Background: Hernia repair surgery using synthetic mesh is the standard of care in modern surgery. Complications from uro‐gynaecological mesh have been reported in the New Zealand media and there is public concern regarding the use of any mesh for any reason. This study reports long‐term outcomes in inguinal hernia surgery in a large cohort of elective operations using mesh. Methods: A prospective database of patients having inguinal hernia mesh repairs was maintained in a private two surgeon practice from 2002 to 2016. Patient demographics, method of repair, the pre‐operative and post‐operative pain scores and complications following surgery were recorded. Results: A total of 1711 hernia in 1366 patients were repaired from 2002 to 2016. One thousand and forty‐seven repairs were laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (LTEP), 333 were open. Post‐operative pain scores were significantly lower than pre‐operative scores in inguinal hernia repair by any method. Only 22% of patients described no pain pre‐operatively and this rose to 76% post‐operatively; conversely 7.9% described severe pain pre‐operatively and this reduced to 1% post‐operatively. The recurrence rate for open inguinal hernia was zero and for LTEP repair was 0.81%. Conclusion: Inguinal hernia repair using mesh does not appear to produce significant rates of chronic pain long term. Overall, the complications from open or LTEP inguinal hernia repair with mesh are low. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a case study of a 77-year-old man with a history of progressive dysphagia with weight loss, then was diagnosed with oesophageal adenocarcinoma associated with right-sided aortic arch (RAA). Topics mention including the computer tomography imaging, performing echocardiogram and underwent oesophagectomy.

Aortoduodenal syndrome is a rare clinical presentation where duodenal obstruction is caused by the aneurysmal sac of an aortic aneurysm. To our knowledge, it is the first presentation of aortoduodenal syndrome in a patient who has a previous endovascular aneurysm repair. They described the two surgical approaches of aortoduodenal syndrome: gastrointestinal bypass and aortic aneurysm repair.[4] The cause of aortoduodenal syndrome is thought to be due to the pressure of the aneurysmal sac on the duodenum. [Extracted from the article]

The editorial board wishes to thank the following referees who reviewed articles for I ANZ Journal of Surgery i between 1 October 2018 and 1 October 2019. Clark, David Hunter-Smith, David James Love, David Smith, David. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a list of persons whom the editorial board of the journal "ANZ Journal of Surgery" wants to thank for their contribution between October 1, 2017 to October 1, 2018 which includes David Bowyer, Julie Agnew and Rod Brooks.

The article lists several referees who reviewed articles for the periodical between October 1, 2016 and October 1, 2017 which includes Richard Boyle, Michael Crawford, and Jane Fox.

A list of referees who reviewed articles for the journal between October 1, 2015 and October 1, 2016 is presented that include Muzib Abdul Razak, Craig Aboltins, and Amal Abou-Hamden.