A 4-year-old boy in a collision with a speeding motorcycle as he crossed the road was referred to our hospital from a ...

India: A recent study comparing oblique and transverse incisions for open inguinal hernia repair revealed notable differences ...

The patient lies on the operating table, either flat on the back or on the side, depending on the location of the hernia. General anesthesia is usually given, though some patients may have local ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

Meshes used in surgery to reinforce soft or weak tissues such as hernia repairs using the open or laparoscopy approach. The double-layered structure means that the device is especially indicated ...

These intraoperative findings confirmed proved the diagnosis of false reduction en masse of an inguinal hernia. Opening of the hernial sac revealed severe congestion and necrosis of the ...