Inguinal hernia in women are less common than in men and have unique symptoms. They may occur more frequently during or after ...

The traditional treatment for hernias has been open surgery with a large incision that allows the surgeon to push the hernia ...

Hernias are a common yet often misunderstood medical condition, and according to Dr. Jeffrey Bell, a general surgeon at ...

Neeraj Chopra reportedly suffers from inguinal hernia – the condition that affected his performance in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Neeraj bagged the silver medal this year with the javelin throw of ...

About 5% of primary inguinal hernia repairs are undertaken as emergencies. Abdominal hernias usually do not recur in children. They do reappear, however, in about 10 percent of adults. Surgery is ...

About 25% of males and 2% of females develop inguinal hernias; this is the most common hernia in males and females. Data from developing countries is limited hence the exact prevalence and ...

IN 1889, Edward Bassini, of Italy, in prefacing his report on 251 cases of inguinal hernia, said: "After all that has been written with such feverish diligence up to the present time concerning ...

including umbilical hernias, inguinal hernias, ventral hernias, incisional hernias, recurrent hernias, mesh problems, and chronic groin pain. Our multidisciplinary team of hernia specialists uses a ...

The open peritoneal repair of an inguinal hernia was first described in the late 1990s, and Kugel patch inguinal hernia repair is one of the established treatment now, since it is less invasive ...

Symptoms are often ascribed to the so-called Sportsman's Hernia, and these patients frequently undergo prolonged and often painful remedial physiotherapy, or, if the condition is refractory, surgery ...

The patient was diagnosed with a reduction en masse of an inguinal hernia and secondary mechanical small bowel obstruction. An emergency operation was performed under general anesthesia.