Can a single-stage repair of a contaminated abdominal wall defect be safely performed using a biodegradable biologic mesh? The authors presented the results from a series of 128 patients who all had ...

What are the recurrence rates after laparoscopic versus open repair of primary inguinal hernia in women? In a recent review, published in JAMA Surgery, [1] the authors present a summary of findings ...

MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) – Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than one million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A hernia is a weakness in the abdominal wall that ...

Inguinal hernia (IH) repair is one of the most common procedures in general surgery around the world. Minimizing postoperative acute and chronic pain without increasing recurrence has been a critical ...

Repair of ventral hernias—hernias of the abdominal wall—is among the most commonly performed operations, but not all meshes used in these procedures are created equal, with varying outcomes and costs ...

To enable patients to choose between open and laparoscopic surgery (either by the transabdominal preperitoneal [TAPP] or by the totally extraperitoneal [TEP] procedure), they should be fully informed ...

People from Texas and many other nearby states often seek out medical treatment for hernias at the Iskandar Complex Hernia Center in Waxahachie. This is because of its reputation for often being able ...

Herein, we aimed to explore whether male patients with congenital collagen diseases had a higher risk of inguinal herniation than patients without these diseases. Data were retrospectively collected ...

A recent study co-authored by Associate Professor Adam Bartlett has demonstrated that repairing bilateral inguinal hernias—weaknesses in the abdominal wall causing bulges in the groin on both ...

A Mumbai homemaker's reliance on home remedies for a persistent groin swelling led to a life-threatening strangulated femoral ...