By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia—a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a ...

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia woman who fought to have the provincial government pay for out-of-country treatment for a painful leg ...

The Division of Surgery aims to improve outcomes for patients undergoing surgical treatment of disease through the transfer of technology into clinical practice. This is being achieved by harnessing ...

India: A recent study comparing oblique and transverse incisions for open inguinal hernia repair revealed notable ... The findings were published online in the Indian Journal of Surgery on January 8, ...

You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a ...

Once they had him outside, the disruptive customer pulled a knife and a Taser and stabbed a 63-year-old man in his groin, prosecutors allege. The assailant fled on foot. Saginaw Police officers ...

Among these, groin injury is particularly common and can significantly impact performance and mobility. These injuries typically involve strains or tears to the muscles in the inner thigh ...

A debridement is often performed along with a "wash out" procedure, often referred to as an irrigation. Therefore, many surgeons refer to this combination as an irrigation and debridement, or I&D.

Many types of groin injuries may respond well to physical therapy. Surgery is considered for severe or chronic groin injuries.

A new surgical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease is showing promise in a clinical trial under way in Chinese hospitals. One doctor taking part in the trial at a hospital in Changsha, Hunan ...

Women who have surgery for breast cancer often also have what's called a sentinel lymph node biopsy, in which a few lymph nodes in the armpit are removed to check for spreading cancer. Removing ...