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 ...

Hernias are a common medical condition, affecting over five million people in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. When someone has a hernia, it means an organ or ...

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 ...

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 ...

First-ever investigational device exemption clinical study for robotic-assisted hernia repair in the U.S. presented at the American Hernia Society annual meeting Primary safety and effectiveness ...

But there may be downsides to the technology that are going undiscussed. In a research article published in JAMA Surgery, ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Gallbladder removal and hernia repair are among the most frequently performed general surgeries in the U.S. Now these procedures are being transformed by robotic-assisted surgery, ...

A newly released article titled “Is Minimally Invasive Hernia Repair the Same as Robotic Hernia Repair?” from The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center provides a clear explanation of the relationship ...

CHENNAI: A surgeon sitting 360km away in Salem used remote control on robotic tools to operate on a 45-year-old patient admitted to a hospital in Chennai for hernia on Friday. The patient, doctors ...

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 ...