Each year, more than one million inguinal hernia surgeries are performed in the U.S., many under general anesthesia. However, surgery does not address the underlying muscle weakness, which may ...

In a study conducted in Uganda and published in JAMA Surgery, researchers from Karolinska Institutet evaluated a new surgical ...

Surgery is the only way to treat an inguinal hernia. The surgery team will make a small opening in the side of the groin, place the intestines inside the abdomen, and close the opening with stitches ...

Surgery is the only real fix for hernias. "I try to handle the surgery in a minimally invasive fashion, so laparoscopically, and then there's also robotic approaches," she says.

For open hernia repair surgery, a single long incision is made in the groin. If the hernia is bulging out of the abdominal wall (a direct hernia), the bulge is pushed back into place. If the hernia is ...

Background Chronic groin pain is a common and debilitating condition in highly active athletes. Symptoms are often ascribed to the so-called Sportsman's Hernia, and these patients frequently undergo ...

Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav’s surgery brings focus to sports hernias. Read ahead to know how it is different from a regular hernia and its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Surgical options: Open vs. minimally invasive Seudeal explained that there are different surgical approaches to fixing a hernia. The traditional method involves making an incision over the affected ...

Original Article Archive End Results in the Operative Treatment of Inguinal Hernia Authors: RICHARD B. CATTELL, M.D., and CLAUDE ANDERSON, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published August 27, 1931 ...

Fatal Intestinal Obstruction Following Injection Treatment of an Inguinal Hernia Author: Knowles B. Lawrence, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published March 18, 1948 N Engl J Med 1948;238: 397 - 398 ...