Today, I came to the hospital where I received the referral letter. A pediatric surgeon took a thorough look at my child's ...

Tension-free inguinal hernia repair for augmentation of the inguinal canal used to be popular. Techniques using meshes can be performed under local anesthesia and result in excellent patient comfort ...

Don’t get it twisted, guys, or you’ll be in a world of hurt. A 16-year-old Ohio student nearly dropped the ball when he put off getting hernia surgery due to school commitments, causing one of his ...

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 ...

The scrotum is a sac of skin that hangs from the body at the front of the pelvis, between the legs. It sits next to the upper thighs, just below the penis. The scrotum contains the testicles. These ...

Have you seen a collection of fluid in the pseudosac (the fascia transversalis covering of the sac) after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal patch (TEPP) repair of inguinal hernias? This collection ...