"Together with my team I have decided to have a small procedure done to fix the problem," the post said. "I will likely be out for the next 1-2 months and will work hard to be back on court soon." ...

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 ...

A randomized multi-centre trial comparing the cost-effectiveness of two surgical techniques for the repair of incisional hernias: laparoscopic vs. conventional open repair. The following patients will ...

The most common kinds of hernias happen in the abdomen. Inguinal hernias are the most common kind of abdominal hernias. They happen more often in men and are often caused by a person lifting heavy ...

While offering similar clinical benefits at 1 year, a medium-weight polypropylene mesh was no better for pain control than a heavy-weight mesh in patients who underwent open retromuscular ventral ...

Daniil Medvedev did not expect to be having surgery the month before the French Open. The 2021 U.S. Open Champion from Russia wrote on Twitter on Saturday that he has been suffering from a "small ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Deep Blue Medical Advances has just gotten the go-ahead to expand the market for its unique T-Line Hernia Mesh product, which it commercially introduced in 2020. The ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) and some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans will cover medically necessary hernia surgery. Part A will cover the surgery when done in a hospital, whereas Part B will ...

A stoma hernia, or parastomal hernia, may develop following an ileostomy. This happens when part of the intestine protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall around the stoma. Surgery can help ...