The traditional treatment for hernias has been open surgery with a large incision that allows the surgeon to push the hernia ...

Inguinal hernia in women are less common than in men and have unique symptoms. They may occur more frequently during or after ...

BD (NYSE: BDX) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Phasix ST umbilical hernia patch.

The MaxTack device, developed by Covidien (Medtronic, USA), features a push-button firing mechanism and absorbable, ...

Hernias are a common yet often misunderstood medical condition, and according to Dr. Jeffrey Bell, a general surgeon at ...

Distalmotion, the global MedTech company empowering access to the benefits of robotic surgery, progresses on the path to expand its US footprint with the completion of cholecystectomy and benign ...

A coroner has issued a warning to doctors following the death of a man whose life-threatening hernia was misdiagnosed as a stomach bug. Earlier this month, Nigel Parsley ruled that there had been ...

An inguinal hernia can become stuck, or incarcerated. Without treatment, this can lead to strangulation, causing the tissue inside the hernia to die. An inguinal hernia occurs when part of the ...

Background and Aim: Barrett's esophagus has been associated with the presence of hiatal hernia; however, to date no meta-analysis of the relationship has been performed. We aimed to conduct a ...

When determining whether a hiatal hernia requires surgery, doctors often consider the symptoms and the type of hernia. Surgery may be recommended if the hernia become large enough that it bulges ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Michigan Medicine found that about 1 in 6 older Americans who had undergone an operation to repair a hernia had repeat surgery less than 10 years later.