One minute it is just discomfort and the next, it is a life-threatening hernia where your gut might be crying for help as the ...

Think it’s just a bulge? Don’t wait until it’s too late. Watch out for these hernia symptoms that scream ‘emergency’.

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 ...

It suffices to say that after the hernia sac has been resected and the peritoneum closed, the fascia about the periphery of the defect is identified and a piece of tantalum gauze sutured in place.

A moderate amount of free serosanguineous fluid was found in the peritoneal cavity ... and it was considered best not to repair the hernia. About 5 months before admission the patient had ...

Minimally invasive surgery is safe, effective, and leads to shorter length of stay in frail patients undergoing emergency ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall near where your abdomen meets your thigh. It’s less common in women because this area is smaller in females.

BD (NYSE: BDX) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Phasix ST umbilical hernia patch.

My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn’s disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What is the typical ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S ...

As the population ages, the incidence of hernias is increasing. How do you know when surgery is needed?

For patients with advanced or metastatic GI cancers, such as those that have spread to the liver or peritoneum, what are some of the most promising new treatment strategies beyond standard ...