An inguinal hernia is a condition in which part of the intestine bulges through a hole in the abdominal wall of the groin. There are two types of inguinal hernias: Indirect inguinal hernias — usually ...

John Syng Dorsey [1] once stated: The large proportion of mankind who are afflicted with this complaint; -- the great variety of forms in which it appears; -- the fatality which results from its ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for inguinal hernia surgery? You should consult a general surgeon. 2. How long is the recovery period after inguinal hernia surgery? The recovery period is usually ...

Dr. Raman Kumar explains the differences between hernias and sports hernias, their symptoms, risks, and treatments affecting athletes and others.

1. Laparoscopic repair using a polypropylene-based composite [1] containing a nonabsorbable protective layer against the intestinal tract. 3. Open onlay (prefascial) mesh repair or open inlay mesh ...

A group of UAB researchers developed a web-based decision support tool in their recent publication, “Patient, Nurse, Medical Assistant, and Surgeon Perspectives Inform the Development of a Decision ...

Four million abdominal operations are performed in the United States each year, some of which may require the need for hernia repair. More than 400,000 ventral hernia repair operations are performed ...

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Preterm infants with inguinal hernia did better with a late repair strategy after leaving the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and reaching 55 weeks' postmenstrual age compared with planning the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: For many years, I have had a visible abdominal hernia that is above and to the right of my belly button. My ...

ROMEROME — Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest maladies to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had ...

Machine learning (ML) models developed by surgeons at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have shown a high level of accuracy in predicting which types of patients are most ...