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 ...

An umbilical hernia can cause a bump or ... A bowel obstruction requires immediate emergency care. Medications and procedures like bowel decompression may help clear the obstruction. If these don't ...

If an odor persists after you wash ... laparoscopic surgery) through the navel increases your risk of a belly button infection. Laparoscopic surgery is used for abdominal and pelvic surgeries, ...

To provide an increasing body of knowledge related to umbilical cord care, a literature review was conducted to study the evolution of umbilical cord care, to evaluate the scientific evidence used ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Michigan Medicine found that about 1 in 6 older Americans who had undergone an operation to repair a hernia had repeat surgery less than 10 years later.

Ahmonique Miller underwent a BBL and died while recovering at what authorities believe to be “an illegal post-plastic surgery recovery home.” ...

A baby girl named Amy Isabel has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother who has had a womb transplant. Amy ...

Antibiotics are routinely given before or during many surgical procedures to prevent the development of an infection (known as antibiotic prophylaxis). This includes procedures to perform an abortion ...

Some studies concluded that the use of hexachlorophane wash (eg, pHisoHexR, GlaxoSmithKlein, Triangle Park, NC) or powder (Ster-zacR, SSL, Western Australia) as a skin cleansing agent ...

PENILE cancer is a rare malignancy, but when diagnosed, it often requires inguinal lymphadenectomy to evaluate and treat regional lymph node involvement. The traditional approach, open inguinal ...