Giant omphalocoeles, defined by a defect larger than 5 cm or significant liver herniation, present unique challenges due to viscero-abdominal disproportion. Traditional staged closure techniques aim ...

On April 24, 2009 at the Saturday Plenary Session of the SAGES annual meeting, Dr. Michael Rosen of Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, presented a video on an emerging procedure that should be of ...

Background: Development of incisional hernia after open abdominal surgery remains a major cause of post-operative morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the current practice of surgeons in ...

This medical condition, which can be asymptomatic, develops when internal pressure exceeds the strength of the abdominal wall ...

Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) constitutes a rare clinical presentation wherein endometrial‐like tissue is ectopically located in the abdominal wall, most frequently at sites of previous surgical ...

NYC Hernia Expert Dr. Mark Zoland to Moderate at Northwell Health's Inaugural Abdominal Wall & Hernia Surgery Symposium ...

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Hernias most frequently develop around surgical scars (incisional), in the groin (inguinal), or around the navel (umbilical).

Pope Francis is recovering after a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, problems that developed following previous surgeries. "The night ...

Pope Francis is recovering well after undergoing abdominal surgery earlier this week, according to Vatican officials. The pontiff recently underwent a laparotomy and received abdominal wall plastic ...