How Long Does an Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Take?
Title: How Long Does an Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Take?Category: Procedures and TestsCreated: 7/2/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/2/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General)
Source: MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General - July 2, 2020 Category: Podiatry Source Type: news

Return to outdoor walking, car driving, and sexual activity following elective inguinal hernia repair: surgeons' perspective versus patients' reality - Kulacoglu H, Celasin H, Karaca AS.
PURPOSE: To determine the time to resumption of outdoor walking, car driving, sports, and sexual activity following elective inguinal hernia repair, and to reveal if there are differences between surgeons' recommendations and patients' real return times. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

What Is an Umbilical Hernia Repair Surgery?
Title: What Is an Umbilical Hernia Repair Surgery?Category: Procedures and TestsCreated: 4/13/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General)
Source: MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General - April 13, 2020 Category: Podiatry Source Type: news

Robotic Voluminous Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Robotic Voluminous Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
This review examined the safety and efficacy of a robotic approach to paraesophageal hernia repair. Is it a feasible alternative to standard laparoscopic repair?Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Robotic Hernia Repair No Better Than Traditional Approach, Has Several Drawbacks Robotic Hernia Repair No Better Than Traditional Approach, Has Several Drawbacks
For primary inguinal hernia repair, there is no apparent benefit to the robotic approach over the traditional laparoscopic approach, according to a randomized controlled trial.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Surgeons' Attitudes Variable on Hernia Repair in Women of Childbearing Age Surgeons' Attitudes Variable on Hernia Repair in Women of Childbearing Age
Surgeons ' opinions on abdominal hernia repair in women of childbearing age are quite variable, a small survey finds.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

UT team develops model to predict hernia surgery recovery outcomes
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) Could patients experience less pain and possibly have better recovery outcomes if their fears or emotional issues were addressed before surgery? Three researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, recently developed a predictive model to examine that question. Rebecca Koszalinski, Anahita Khojandi, and Bruce Ramshaw examined data collected from 102 patients who underwent ventral hernia repair surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Mastectomies, hernias, possibilities for private surgical delivery
The Alberta government is looking to contract out medical procedures such as mastectomies, hernia repair and some gynecological procedures to private providers with the aim of lowering wait times. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news

Hernia sufferers set to benefit from new repair method which rebuilds stomach muscles
The technique, which can prevent hernias coming back, involves cutting, dissecting and separating the individual layers of the abdominal wall before sliding them back into their natural position. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sexual Dysfunction Common After Inguinal Hernia Repair in Men Sexual Dysfunction Common After Inguinal Hernia Repair in Men
Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - December 12, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Sexual dysfunction common after men's hernia surgery
(Reuters Health) – - Many men experience sexual dysfunction or pain during sexual activity after groin surgery to repair a hernia, a research review suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

All surgery - even small procedures such as hernia repair - are dangerous for frail patients
Mortality is higher in frail patients than previously thought, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center said, and therefore no procedure should be deemed 'low-risk'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Exogenesis Corporation Announces the Filing of a 510(k) Pre-Marketing Notification Application with the US Food and Drug Administration for Exogenesis Hernia Mesh
Exogenesis Hernia Mesh is the First Soft Tissue Repair Device with Nano-Modified Surface BILLERICA, Mass., July 24, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Exogenesis Corporation announced today that it has successfully completed filing of a ... Devices, Surgery, FDA Exogenesis, Hernia Mesh, Accelerated Neutral Atom Beam (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - July 24, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mesh OR Patch for Hernia on Epigastric and Umbilical Sites Mesh OR Patch for Hernia on Epigastric and Umbilical Sites
When it comes to umbilical and epigastric hernia repair, which of these methods is the superior choice?Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Non-Surgeons in Ghana Are Competently Repairing Hernias Non-Surgeons in Ghana Are Competently Repairing Hernias
Medical doctors can be trained to perform mesh inguinal hernia repair as competently as surgeons, a study from Ghana shows.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - July 8, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news