At The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center, where innovation and surgical excellence go hand-in-hand, a groundbreaking study out of Northwestern University has sparked conversation about a future where ...

Oct. 18, 2004 — Surgeons prefer the mesh plug repair technique for inguinal hernia repair over the Lichtenstein or Prolene Hernia System, according to the results of a randomized trial published in ...

The use of an intraoperative catheter did not protect against the development of postoperative urinary retention (PUR) for patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair surgery, a ...

Every year, more than 13 million babies are born prematurely worldwide, and up to one-third of them require surgical repair of inguinal hernias—a procedure that, under general anesthesia, carries ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall near where your abdomen meets your thigh. It’s less common in women because this area is smaller in females.