BACKGROUND: Umbilical and epigastric hernias are among the most common hernias of the abdominal wall; however, there is a lack of standardization for their treatment. AIMS: To clarify the ...

Subcutaneous emphysema (SE) is a recognized but rare complication of laparoscopic surgery, and orbital involvement is particularly unusual. We report a rare case of unilateral orbital SE following ...

There is a reason the doctor asks you to cough at your checkup. By David Dodge Kevin Saunders, 59, was in yoga class the first time he noticed the problem. “We were doing some sort of twisting pose, ...

Introduction Laparoscopic hiatal hernia (HH) repair is associated with a high recurrence rate. Repair reinforced with mesh lowers short-term recurrence but can cause dysphagia and visceral erosion.

Lupita Nyong’o marked her birthday with a different kind of Instagram post on Sunday—one that highlighted not her age but the number of fibroids (a.k.a. usually non-cancerous uterine tumors) she has ...