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Having a hernia can impact your lifestyle, comfort and ability to perform daily tasks. Going through a surgical procedure to correct your hernia can bring relief if performed correctly and with quality components. The use of surgical mesh to reinforce the intestines...
Inguinal hernias remain the most common hernia diagnosis you may come across. However, femoral hernia continues to pose a threat to thousands of Americans, every year. Doctors may begin evaluating the possibility of a femoral hernia diagnosis if you have a bulge in...
When you suffer a hernia caused by bending, lifting, undergoing a cesarean section or something else, your doctors may treat it by using a surgical hernia mesh implant. Such procedures are quite common across Alabama and the United States, with American physicians...
Those struggling with hernia mesh problems often face significant pain and other physical hardships, such as a fever and nausea. However, it is important to remember that there are other hardships associated with hernia mesh complications, such as financial problems...
If you are one of the millions of people who underwent hernia repair surgery involving hernia mesh, you may have suffered injury or complications as a result of that procedure. Over the past two decades, thousands of injured patients filed lawsuits against various...
When an unborn boy is developing, the testicles begin in the belly and travel down the abdomen. The testicles travel through the inguinal canal, bringing with it a lining of the abdomen called the processus vaginalis. Together they descend into the scrotum, and once...
People in Alabama may have noticed the media attention given to hernia mesh recalls over the past few years. In fact, according to the FDA, many defective mesh implants have been recalled by medical device manufacturers. The FDA explains that when a manufacturer...
A hernia, which occurs when an organ or tissue bulges through a weak spot in the surrounding tissue, is a common medical problem affecting more than 1 million Americans each year according to the Food and Drug Administration. Although many hernias resolve with...
If you are a hernia patient in Alabama, you may wonder what has caused this sometimes painful condition and what your options are for treatment. The word "hernia" derives from the Latin word for "rupture," and it describes part of an organ or tissue that protrudes...
Weird Al Yankovic’s parody song entitled “Living With a Hernia” describes hernia agonies in amusing detail. However, there is nothing funny about having a hernia, as you know. When you and other Alabama residents seek treatment for a hernia,...
