What are the recurrence rates after laparoscopic versus open repair of primary inguinal hernia in women? In a recent review, published in JAMA Surgery, [1] the authors present a summary of findings ...

Preterm infants with inguinal hernia did better with a late repair strategy after leaving the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and reaching 55 weeks' postmenstrual age compared with planning the ...

Delaying surgical inguinal hernia repair in preterm infants until after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) appears to reduce the likelihood of serious adverse events, according to ...

A recent study co-authored by Associate Professor Adam Bartlett has demonstrated that repairing bilateral inguinal hernias—weaknesses in the abdominal wall causing bulges in the groin on both ...

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 ...

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 ...

To enable patients to choose between open and laparoscopic surgery (either by the transabdominal preperitoneal [TAPP] or by the totally extraperitoneal [TEP] procedure), they should be fully informed ...

The two most frequently occurring and well-described complications of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) for prostate cancer are incontinence and impotence. Inguinal hernia (IH) has, over the last ...

People from Texas and many other nearby states often seek out medical treatment for hernias at the Iskandar Complex Hernia Center in Waxahachie. This is because of its reputation for often being able ...