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 ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when soft tissues protrude through an area of weakness or a defect in your lower abdominal muscles. It’s often in or near the groin area. Anybody can get an inguinal hernia, ...

The two most frequently occurring and well-described complications of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) for prostate cancer are incontinence and impotence. Inguinal hernia (IH) has, over the last ...

An inguinal hernia can become incarcerated, which means it gets stuck and cannot be massaged back into place, potentially leading to further complications. Without treatment, an incarcerated inguinal ...

When Fergie sang about "lovely lady lumps," she certainly wasn't talking about hernias. But that's exactly what they are (def not lovely tho)—little bulges that occur when an internal organ pushes ...

A 55-year-old man describes first feeling a painful lump on the left side of his groin while playing soccer. He says it does not interfere with his work as a carpenter, although he has stopped helping ...