Lymph nodes play an important role in draining fluids and fighting infection, and avoiding their removal reduces the risk of lymphedema (swelling) in the groin and legs. Surgery is the cornerstone of ...

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia—a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a ...

In spring 2024, Grayson Niemi felt an ache in his groin and he thought ... his testicle in a short surgery. Follow-up testing detected that Niemi’s lymph nodes looked enlarged, “which meant ...

You have a few stitches in your groin. And you usually have a dressing covering ... activities and exercise you can do while you are recovering at home. Surgery to remove lymph nodes at the back of ...

Using a novel, medication-based approach, a new Northwestern Medicine study successfully reversed existing inguinal hernias in male mice and fully restored their normal anatomy without surgery.