Aquina and colleagues' study, appearing in Surgery, [1] investigated the reasons for recurrence of ventral hernia (VHR) and inguinal hernia (IHR), to determine the relative importance of patient, ...

Using data from 102,191 patients, collected by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, the authors of a paper published in Surgery [1] studied the relationship ...

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Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a procedure that is increasingly carried out in clinical practice, as a result of the advent of dual-layer meshes. The efficacy, safety, and ...

The Baylor Medicine Hernia Center offers comprehensive care for a vast array of hernias, ranging from simple to complex abdominal wall problems, including umbilical hernias, inguinal hernias, ventral ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A hernia is a weakness in the abdominal wall that allows internal tissues ...

A hernia occurs when an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall. This can cause a visible bulge and sometimes pain or discomfort especially during ...