A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot or opening in the muscle or tissue that ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Hernias, like groin, umbilical, and hiatal hernias, affect over five million people in the U.S., but only 15% of those patients seek medical treatment. Hernias can cause pain or ...

Robotic surgery is becoming the norm across the U.S., giving many people a faster recovery time. In today’s Health Matters with TSET, Amy Slanchik shares the story of one patient who has had hernia ...

A painful hernia can occur when tissue pushes through an opening in the lower abdomen. Hernias can develop in any part of the abdomen, but the groin, navel or the site of a previous surgery are the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When it comes to hernia repair, patients today have more ...

Nineteen patients have already undergone Robotic Assisted Surgery in the last six weeks using the new state-of-the-art system ...

But there may be downsides to the technology that are going undiscussed. In a research article published in JAMA Surgery, Brian Fry, M.D., M.S., a general surgery resident at University of Michigan ...

Cutting edge technology may come with downsides. For an abdominal wall hernia repair, also known as a ventral hernia repair, the most common surgical approaches have been laparoscopic and open ...

For an abdominal wall hernia repair, also known as a ventral hernia repair, the most common surgical approaches have been laparoscopic and open techniques. But a new approach for repairing hernias has ...