Can an Umbical Hernia Repair Give a Child a Bellyache?Can an Umbical Hernia Repair Give a Child a Bellyache?
Is it the surgery, or the umbilical hernia, that leads to later abdominal pain in children? Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - November 23, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
Current controversies in laparascopic paraesophageal hernia repair
Minimally invasive surgical techniques have revolutionized the treatment of paraesophageal hernia - but there's continued controversy over some key technical aspects of the procedure. To inform the debate, leading surgical specialists outline their approaches to laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair in the October issue of Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Minimally invasive surgery for paraesophageal hernia is 'revolutionary' -- but experts still differ on
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Minimally invasive surgical techniques have revolutionized the treatment paraesophageal hernia -- but there's continued controversy over some key technical aspects of the procedure. To inform the debate, leading surgical specialists outline their approaches to laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair in the Oct. issue of Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
VIDEO: Mosquito nets used in hernia repair
Mosquito nets, key in the fight against malaria, are now also being used to repair hernias - the most common operation in the world. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Novel Method of Parastomal Hernia RepairA Novel Method of Parastomal Hernia Repair
The authors describe a novel method for repair of parastomal hernia, a frequent complication after enterostomy formation. Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
A novel use for mosquito nets
A novel way to repair hernias (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Repair Better for Primary Ventral Hernias?Laparoscopic Repair Better for Primary Ventral Hernias?
Patients undergoing laparoscopic repair of primary ventral hernias were 85% less likely to experience infection but spent 1 more day in the hospital after the costly surgery. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Biologic Mesh for the Repair of Abdominal Wall HerniasBiologic Mesh for the Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernias
Commentary on a study evaluating the safety of biologic mesh for the repair of contaminated abdominal wall hernias, published in June 2013 in the Annals of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
The Head Doctor
While working as a liaison psychiatrist at a large hospital, I was told a surgical patient wanted a consultation. No other information was provided.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - July 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Rubinstein, M.D. Tags: Integrative Medicine Personality Psych Careers Stress AMA anxiety black man calvin williams demeanor dignity doctor-patient relationship emotional attributes emotional issue half hour hospital stays inguinal hernia repair i Source Type: news
Hernia after hysterectomy (incisional hernia after hysterectomy)
Hernia after hysterectomy is a relatively uncommon side effect of an abdominal hysterectomy. Also known as an incisional hernia it occurs because the abdominal cut weakens the muscles in the surrounding area. This creates a tender and painful bulge in the muscles surrounding the area.
What causes hernia after hysterectomy?
They are more likely to occur in those patients who are overweight or who have a history of repeated abdominal surgery, such as laparascopic investigations. Other causes of a incisional hernia after hysterectomy can be lifting things that are too heavy during the recovery period. This is because the abdo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 18, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hernia hysterectomy risks Source Type: news
Hernia after hysterectomy (incisional hernia after hysterectomy)
Hernia after hysterectomy is a relatively uncommon side effect of an abdominal hysterectomy. Also known as an incisional hernia it occurs because the abdominal cut weakens the muscles in the surrounding area. This creates a tender and painful bulge in the muscles surrounding the area.
What causes hernia after hysterectomy?
They are more likely to occur in those patients who are overweight or who have a history of repeated abdominal surgery, such as laparascopic investigations. Other causes of a incisional hernia after hysterectomy can be lifting things that are too heavy during the recovery period. This is because the abdo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 18, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hernia hysterectomy risks Source Type: news
Hernia after Hysterectomy (incisional hernia after hysterectomy)
Hernia after hysterectomy is a relatively uncommon side effect of an abdominal hysterectomy. Also known as an incisional hernia it occurs because the abdominal cut weakens the muscles in the surrounding area. This creates a tender and painful bulge in the muscles surrounding the area.
What causes hernia after hysterectomy?
They are more likely to occur in those patients who are overweight or who have a history of repeated abdominal surgery, such as laparascopic investigations. Other causes of a incisional hernia after hysterectomy can be lifting things that are too heavy during the recovery period. This is because the abdo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 18, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Hysterectomy Recovery Latest News hernia hysterectomy complications Source Type: news
Hernia after hysterectomy (incisional hernia after hysterectomy)
Hernia after hysterectomy is a relatively uncommon side effect of an abdominal hysterectomy. Also known as an incisional hernia it occurs because the abdominal cut weakens the muscles in the surrounding area. This creates a tender and painful bulge in the muscles surrounding the area.
What causes hernia after hysterectomy?
They are more likely to occur in those patients who are overweight or who have a history of repeated abdominal surgery, such as laparascopic investigations. Other causes of a incisional hernia after hysterectomy can be lifting things that are too heavy during the recovery period. This is because the abdo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 18, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hernia hysterectomy risks Source Type: news
One In Six Hospitals Offers Private Services To Boost Income, Finds BMJ Investigation, UK
One in six hospitals in England have introduced new private treatment options this year, as cost pressures tighten restrictions on some NHS services, reveals a BMJ investigation today. This includes a growing number of hospitals offering patients the choice of "self funding" for treatments and services that are subject to restrictions or to long waiting times on the NHS, such as IVF, cataract surgery and hernia repair. In these cases, treatments are offered at cheaper rates than in the private sector... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Telehealth Can Safely Replace Follow-Up Clinic Visits, Study Shows
A study has revealed that telehealth, a way of monitoring a patient's health in their own home, can be used safely with actively mobile patients in place of the standard post-operative clinic visit. Researchers from the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Healthcare System in California analyzed 115 patients who were recovering from open hernia repair (herniorrhaphy), and 26 patients who were recovering from gallbladder removal (laparoscopic cholecystectomy)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news
