Tag Archives: hernia
Inguinal Hernia Resources from the Web
This page features hernia-related web resources requiring no subscription or log-in European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients Comprehensive article with evidence-based recommendations. Some interesting points: Watchful waiting is reasonable in any asymptomatic … Continue reading
The So-called Sportsman’s Hernia
An article in the November General Surgery News on the sportsman hernia reports on discussion at a recent meeting of the American Hernia Society. While consensus favors abandoning the misleading name sportsman hernia, groin pain in athletes (without obvious inguinal hernias) has various … Continue reading
Painless Inguinal Hernia: Better To Operate Than Watch and Wait
Randomized clinical trial published in British Journal of Surgery notes frequent progression to pain. Article in General Surgery News.
Biologics Studied in Contaminated Ventral Hernias
Surgeons respond to a company-sponsored study of StratticeTM in 80 patients, assessed one year after single-stage hernia repair. Read in General Surgery News
