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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

If you've ever experienced a hernia, you know they can be uncomfortable, painful, and sometimes a serious medical emergency. A hernia is a tear in your muscle or tissue that allows internal organs to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sterilized mosquito nets can replace costly surgical meshes in the repair of inguinal (groin) hernias without further risk to the patients, according to a new study. This makes mosquito nets a good ...

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 ...

Doctors at Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City, Hyderabad, successfully treated a 25-year-old patient from Mahabubnagar suffering ...