Hernia repair is about 20 percent of Dr. W. Borden Hooks III’s practice at NHRMC Physician Specialists – General Surgery Specialists. “Essentially a hernia is just a hole in the muscular layer of your abdominal wall,” Hooks said. Hernias most commonly occur in places that used to be open when babies were in the womb, […]
Surgeon Experience Leads Risk Factors for Developing a Recurrent Hernia in Adults – International Guidelines
Patients often want to know what they did ‘wrong’ to have developed a hernia. The incidence of developing a primary inguinal hernia in a male is from about 27% – 42% and 3%-5.8% in women. The data shows that patients have no significant impact on their risk for developing a hernia. In other words, patients […]
Occult Hernias – Hernias not Identified on Physical Examination – International Guidelines
Some of our patients who present with a hernia on one side ask if we can repair the opposite side at the same time. Especially when we perform a laparoscopic hernia repair, the additional time and effort required to repair the opposite side is minimal. However, as with any procedure in medicine, there is always […]
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