John Syng Dorsey [1] once stated: The large proportion of mankind who are afflicted with this complaint; -- the great variety of forms in which it appears; -- the fatality which results from its ...

2. CPT 49496 (Repair, initial inguinal hernia, full term infant younger than age 6 months, or preterm infant older than 50 weeks postconception age and younger than age 6 months at the time of surgery ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RICHMOND, Va. — When Jeff Samford learned he ...

Imagine someone stabbing your groin, hip and abdominal area all at the same time. Now, imagine you’ve gotten surgery, ...

While an impending storm will trigger cautionary news reports about the risk of a heart attack while shoveling snow, you're less likely to hear how twisting and turning while moving heavy amounts of ...

A stoma hernia, or parastomal hernia, may develop following an ileostomy. This happens when part of the intestine protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall around the stoma. Surgery can help ...

SECAUCUS, N.J. - MetroStars defender Marvell Wynne underwent a successful procedure today in Munich, Germany to repair a right side inguinal hernia injury or "sports hernia". Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck ...