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.

More surgeons are opting for a complicated hernia repair that they learned from videos on social media showing shoddy techniques. By Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas The bulge on the side of Peggy ...

Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) was common following inguinal hernia surgery in an international cohort study. Among 4,151 adults across 32 countries, incidence of needing bladder decompression ...

Verdict is largest so far over BD's hernia repair mesh Company faces more than 30,000 similar cases (Reuters) - Becton, Dickinson and Co's C.R. Bard Inc subsidiary must pay $4.8 million in a lawsuit ...