A study, published in JAMA Surgery, identified the factors that lead to umbilical hernia recurrence, a common general surgery procedure. Researchers studied 332 military veteran patients who underwent ...

Agostino Cervone, MD, president of medical staff and director of General Robotic Surgery at Northwell Health’s Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., recently performed the first umbilical ...

John Syng Dorsey [1] once stated: The large proportion of mankind who are afflicted with this complaint; -- the great variety of forms in which it appears; -- the fatality which results from its ...

R&B singer Kehlani, known for tracks like “CRZY” and “The Way,” has announced to fans that she’s going to have to cancel and reschedule the remaining dates of her SweetSexySavage World Tour for now ...

Inguinal hernias are amongst the most frequently diagnosed conditions in clinical practice and have a lifetime prevalence in the range of 20–27% in men and 3–6% in women 1,2. They can be classified as ...

When new mom Kari Horn discovered a lump above her belly button one year after giving birth through C-section, she wasn't sure what to think. The lump was small yet uncomfortable, and it interfered ...

CPT 49496 (Repair, initial inguinal hernia, full term infant younger than age 6 months, or preterm infant older than 50 weeks postconception age and younger than age 6 months at the time of surgery, ...