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 ...

A hernia is the protrusion of an organ through a weak area of the body wall, commonly in the groin. Risk factors include ...

The European Hernia Society (EHS) strongly recommends laparoscopic approaches for primary bilateral inguinal hernias under experienced surgeons. The UK's National Institute for Health and Care ...

Our skilled pediatric surgeons perform genital and inguinal procedures (relating to the groin), such as circumcision and inguinal hernia repair. Because of their specialist training, our surgeons have ...

Aquina and colleagues' study, appearing in Surgery, [1] investigated the reasons for recurrence of ventral hernia (VHR) and inguinal hernia (IHR), to determine the relative importance of patient, ...

Most people won’t experience any negative long-term effects after hernia repair surgery. In fact, the surgery may well improve any hernia-related pain or dysfunction that you were experiencing before.

Does herniorrhaphy impair male fertility? In a paper recently published in Annals of Surgery, [1] the authors studied fertility outcomes in 32,621 Danish male inguinal hernia patients operated with ...

Two study groups have proposed novel surgical interventions to prevent inguinal hernia—a complication of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). Stranne et al. recommend surgical narrowing of the ...

CPT 49496 (Repair, initial inguinal hernia, full term infant younger than age 6 months, or preterm infant older than 50 weeks postconception age and younger than age 6 months at the time of surgery, ...

LONDON, July 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia-Pacific Hernia Repair Procedures Outlook to 2023 Summary GlobalData's new report, "Asia-Pacific Hernia Repair Procedures Outlook to 2023", provides key ...