There are more than 1 million hernia surgeries every year in the U.S. alone. Eight hundred thousand of those are to treat the most common type, an inguinal hernia. Inguinal hernias affect all ages, ...

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 ...

Heavy lifting can be common this time of year. Maybe you recently moved your furniture to make room for a Christmas tree or sifted through a stack of totes and boxes to find all of your holiday ...

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

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – There are over one million hernia surgeries every year in the U.S. alone, and 800,000 of those are to treat the most common type – an inguinal hernia. They affect ...

"An inguinal hernia is a protrusion of peritoneal sac or bowel through a defect of the inguinal canal. Defects do not close spontaneously and progressive enlargement increases the risk of ...

An inguinal hernia is a lump in the groin region, caused by the protrusion of the abdominal cavity fat or intestine, along with its peritoneal covering, and associated fluid, through the abdominal ...

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

Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) was common following inguinal hernia surgery in an international cohort study. Among 4,151 adults across 32 countries, incidence of needing bladder decompression ...