A male patient in his seventh decade underwent elective open right inguinal hernia repair. Intraoperatively, we discovered ...

John Syng Dorsey [1] once stated: The large proportion of mankind who are afflicted with this complaint; -- the great variety of forms in which it appears; -- the fatality which results from its ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall near where your abdomen meets your thigh. It’s less common in women because this area is smaller in females.

Synopsis: Although many men with inguinal hernia are asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic, surgical repair usually is recommended to prevent complications such as acute bowel incarceration. The ...

An inguinal hernia can become incarcerated, which means it gets stuck and cannot be massaged back into place, potentially leading to further complications. Without treatment, an incarcerated inguinal ...

A mesh-free inguinal hernia surgery developed by a Korean surgeon showed a 0.49 percent reoperation rate at two years in a ...