In the hernia described, relaxing incisions in the anterior rectus fascia are not thought to be always adequate, and some sort of transplant or graft is necessary for a successful repair.

Hernia. If your fascia is too loose, a hernia can occur. A hernia is an organ or tissue that bulges through a weak spot in a muscle or fascia. The types of hernias related to fascia are: ...

You can get a hernia when one of your internal organs pushes through the wall of muscle or tissue. This often happens when there's a weak spot in the muscle or fascia. Most hernias appear in the ...

Common examples are an inguinal hernia in the groin, a hiatal hernia in the diaphragm, an umbilical hernia through the belly button, or a muscle hernia through the muscle fascia. Your story fits ...

Case Report. A 58-year-old, white man presented to the emergency department 3 weeks after first being evaluated at another clinic where he was told he had an inguinal hernia and should seek ...

Q: Quadricep Muscular Hernia: For the last couple of years I've been having a lump inside my leg, at the lower end of the quadricep. It feels like something is inside rubbing against the mucles or ...

Director, Lichtenstein Hernia Institute; attending staff member, Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Comments 3090D553-9492-4563-8681-AD288FA52ACE ...

Urogenital fascia The urogenital fascia is a structure which lies between the pre- and retroperitoneal space and separates both spaces. A primary hernia manifests itself as a broader, more stable ...

Read before the Fall River Medical Society, February 12, 1930. Hodgkins — Assistant Professor of Surgery, Tufts College Medical School. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue ...

Some people have a small opening in the fascial layer of their abdomen, and pregnancy can cause that to develop into a hernia, explains Shannon Smith, M.D., a board-certified OB/GYN and partner at ...