Not all hernias are obvious and not all need immediate surgery. Here's how to recognise the warning signs and what your next ...

A hernia occurs when an internal organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in the surrounding muscle or tissue wall. Hernias can occur in the abdomen, upper thigh and groin areas.

Initiatives to improve access to groin hernia surgery in Uganda will be enhanced. A systematic and broad introduction of mesh-based methods for groin hernia repair with less recurrence rates will most ...

While 500 milligrams may sound like a hefty dose compared to the recommended 75 milligrams daily for women (or 85 to 120 milligrams while pregnant or lactating), it’s comfortably below the ...

Results: In addition to the usual patient- and technique-related influencing factors on the outcome of hernia surgery, a typical means of rectus diastasis classification and diagnosis should be ...

An epigastric hernia occurs when an abdominal muscle weakness allows the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) and abdominal fat tissue to push through the muscle wall. Epigastric hernias ...

Ventral hernias involve the front part of the abdominal walls and include umbilical, paraumbilical, epigastric, and incisional hernias. Ventral hernia symptoms can be mild and can persist for years.

Symptoms of abdominal hernia along the white line in women and men do not differ. There are complaints of pain in the epigastric area, which intensifies when straining, after eating. During inspection ...

People aged between 60-64 years, particularly men, are at most risk overall, but women are more prone to repairs of femoral hernias in the upper part of the thigh, and incisional hernias, a common ...

Still, when it came to surgery for abdominal hernias across all age groups, men were at much higher risk, although women between the childbearing ages of 20 and 39 were more likely than men in ...