I am a 70-year-old male with a large inguinal hernia on the right side. I have consulted two different surgeons, and ...

I am a 70-year-old male with a large inguinal hernia on the right side. I have consulted two different surgeons, and both ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 83-year-old healthy woman. In 2019, I became aware of a little bulge in my groin and suspected an inguinal hernia. It was confirmed by my family doctor. Given its small size and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Are there any nonsurgical ways to repair an inguinal hernia, like exercise, diet or walking? I believe I caught mine early on. The mesh does not seem promising. — R.K. Dear R.K.: An ...

When compared with a conventional sutured mesh, is a self-gripping mesh superior? The authors of a study published in Annals of Surgery [1] randomly assigned 339 male inguinal hernia patients ...

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 ...

Currently, the only available treatment is surgery to repair the weakened area Mice were treated with an anti-estrogen drug currently approved to treat breast cancer ‘Blockbuster’ findings also ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight and obese men may be less likely than their thinner counterparts to develop a hernia in the groin, a long-term study suggests. Researchers found that among ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a four-hour double hernia surgery in Brasília after doctors confirmed the ...

If you play a sport that requires sudden twists, sharp turns, or bursts of speed, a sports hernia is an injury you should have on your radar. About five percent of adult athletes develop one each year ...

The data show that laparoscopic surgery has faster recovery times and less pain. Among surgeons who have expertise in both ...