There are many things to think about when deciding if you should have inguinal hernia repair surgery, such as whether your hernia is incarcerated or strangulated and whether you have other conditions ...

The indications for laparoscopic repair of abdominal wall hernias are essentially the same as for open surgery and absolute ... of any associated inguinal hernia, and in female patients to divide ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when a portion of the intestine ... Robotic Surgery: Similar to laparoscopic surgery, robotic ...

Q. I think I have a small hernia in my groin that’s probably going to need surgery. How soon should I get this thing taken care of? A. First, if you suspect you have a hernia, get it checked ...

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of “minimally invasive” surgery involving very small incisions (0.5-1cm) as opposed to traditional surgery which uses larger cuts. In a laparoscopic procedure, the ...

Setting: Private sector. Patients: Professional and amateur sportsmen/women undergoing the inguinal release for groin pain. Main outcome measurements: Change in patient’s symptoms, functional ...

if the pain is extreme then one will need inguinal hernia repair is surgery to push the bulge back into place and strengthen ...

running their own independent inpatient general surgery service and staffing their own weekly outpatient clinic. It is anticipated that fellows will learn to master laparoscopic and robotic gastric ...

Utility of an endoscopic image processing system for framing laparoscopic images using surgeon's gaze point and voice commands during laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure of inguinal ...