[Surgery of abdominal wall hernias in 2018 : an update of current practices]. 
Abdominal wall hernias remain common problem that affect a large proportion of the population from various ages.  The management as well as the referral to surgeons can be oriented with guidelines.  One of the aims of this article is identification of emergencies compared to eligible cases allowing watchful waiting strategy in the setting of the three most common abdominal wall hernias.  The aim is to provide to the general practitioner an update and simple tools for the current management.