People suffering from painful hernias are being offered relief by a new repair that rebuilds abdominal muscles, rather than simply patching them up. The clever technique is ridding patients of huge, ...

The American Academy of Professional Coders has published an article providing coding guidelines for abdominal wall reconstruction. The article, titled Expose the Layers of Abdominal Wall ...

Months after a C-section, many women still feel a tugging or sharp pain deep in their abdomen, especially when standing up, ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

A way of imaging abdominal and pelvic organs (liver, spleen, kidneys, gall bladder, pelvis organs) as well as blood vessels and layers of abdominal wall. There are no X-rays, and therefore no danger ...

Large, complex hernias can cause more than just physical discomfort; they can impact everyday activities like sitting up, getting dressed, or lifting objects, leaving some people feeling they can no ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when part of the intestine or fatty tissue pokes through a weakened area of the abdominal wall to either side of the inguinal canal. The inguinal canal is a passage that ...

Hernias happen when there's an abnormal bulging of an organ or part of an organ through a weakness or gap in its containing wall. A spigelian hernia is a rare kind that's often difficult to diagnose.