Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube...

An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or...

types of hernias can occur, most commonly involving the abdomen, and specifically the groin. Groin hernias are most commonly inguinal hernias but may also...

European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients. American Hernia Society Surgery Methods, Inguinal Hernia, Description...

Femoral hernias are hernias which occur just below the inguinal ligament, when abdominal contents pass through a naturally occurring weakness in the abdominal...

after Franz Kaspar Hesselbach. Terms for anatomical location Inguinal hernia surgery Courtney M. Townsend Jr., MD, R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, B. Mark...

lasting greater than 3 months after surgery of inguinal hernia. Randomized trials of laparoscopic vs open inguinal hernia repair have demonstrated similar...

because the underlying defect in the abdominal wall is larger than in an inguinal hernia of the newborn. The size of the base of the herniated tissue is inversely...

infections and incisional hernias (especially in morbidly obese patients), and is now deemed safe when applied to surgery for cancers such as cancer...

Amyand's hernia is a rare form of an inguinal hernia (less than 1% of inguinal hernias) which occurs when the appendix is included in the hernial sac...

abdominal-wall hernia is markedly decreased in laparoscopic surgery. Abdominal surgery always results in some scarring of the bowel, called adhesions. A hernia, either...

Macewen's operation is an operation for the cure of inguinal hernia, developed by Scottish surgeon Sir William Macewen (1864-1924). It is performed by...

at right angles to each other, this reduces the risk of later incisional hernia. On entering the peritoneum, the appendix is identified, mobilized, and...

Digestive system surgery, or gastrointestinal surgery, can be divided into upper GI surgery and lower GI surgery. Upper gastrointestinal surgery, often referred...

through the inguinal canal, having passed through the deep inguinal ring, the condition is known as an indirect or oblique inguinal hernia. This can also...

certain types of surgery. There are two main types: sliding hernia, in which the body of the stomach moves up; and paraesophageal hernia, in which an abdominal...

performed via laparoscopic surgery, is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia. In GERD, it is usually performed...

more babies, or, rarely, to remove a dead fetus. Inguinal hernia surgery: the repair of an inguinal hernia. Exploratory laparotomy: the opening of the abdominal...

Girish G, Ebrahim F, Gest T, Franz M (July 2006). "Sonography of inguinal region hernias". AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 187 (1): 185–90. doi:10...

internal hernia, small bowel obstruction, kidney stones, and gallstones. Bowel obstruction tends to be more difficult to diagnose in post-bariatric surgery patients...

The field of minimally invasive surgery has spawned another set of words, such as arthroscopic or laparoscopic surgery. These take the same form as above;...

and hoarseness. Risk factors include obesity, pregnancy, smoking, hiatal hernia, certain medications, and certain foods. Diagnosis is usually based on symptoms...

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gastroplasty (VBG), also known as stomach stapling, is a form of bariatric surgery for weight control. The VBG procedure involves using a band and staples...

September 2012. Paul H. Sugarbaker (2013). "Paraostomy Hernias: Prosthetic Mesh Repair". Abdominal Surgery. American Society of Abdominal Surgeons. Archived...

laparoscopy. The first robotic inguinal hernia repairs were done in conjunction with prostatectomies in 2007. The first ventral hernia repairs were performed...

quick and simple removal of polyps during the procedure, without invasive surgery. With regard to blood in the stool either visible or occult, it is worthy...

because studies showed that patients did not benefit from the more extensive surgery. At the very beginning of the procedure, after the surgeons have gained...

include inguinal hernia surgery, cataract surgery, mastectomy for breast cancer, and the donation of a kidney by a living donor. Elective surgeries include...

exploratory surgery, ventral incisional hernias are often also classified as ventral hernias due to their location. Not all ventral hernias are from incisions...