Although hernias — bulges through an opening or weakness in muscle or tissue — are fairly common, they are not uniform. There ...

A retrospective German study of 70 patients finds that the less common V-TAPP technique for laparoscopic umbilical hernia ...

Hernia is a common problem. It causes a localized bulge in the abdomen or groin. Treatment for a hernia may include watchful waiting or surgery. It can often be harmless and pain-free, but at times it ...

John Syng Dorsey [1] once stated: The large proportion of mankind who are afflicted with this complaint; -- the great variety of forms in which it appears; -- the fatality which results from its ...

A surgical team in India reports a hammock-style extraperitoneal mesh technique that reconstructs the myopectineal orifice ...

Surgeons have shown that robotic technology can help repair a rare and difficult type of hernia that develops along the side ...

Hernias often produce no troublesome symptoms, but abdominal complaints may signal a serious problem. They are usually straightforward to diagnose, simply by feeling and looking for the bulge.