Benjamin Miller, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He completed his residency at Vanderbilt ...

Inguinal hernias affect millions of men, with half of them likely to develop the condition by age 75. These hernias occur when soft tissue protrudes through weak abdominal muscles in the groin.

A hernia occurs when there is a weakness or gap, usually in the wall of the abdomen, which allows the abdominal contents to bulge through under the skin making a soft lump appear. The lump will ...

(Mass Appeal) – You probably already know that a hernia is when an organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in the surrounding muscle or connective tissue. But have you ever heard of Inguinal ...

and across the globe (record hotness!). And then medical progress comes through for people living with a hernia. It’s estimated 50% of men develop a groin hernia by the time they reach 75.

In a research article published in JAMA Surgery, Brian Fry, M.D., M.S., a general surgery resident at University of Michigan Health and colleagues compared hernia recurrence rates after undergoing ...

The Baylor Medicine Hernia Center offers comprehensive care for a vast array of hernias, ranging from simple to complex abdominal wall problems, including umbilical hernias, inguinal hernias, ventral ...