Civilians treated for hernias at Halifax military base (C-Health)

HALIFAX, N.S. - Civilians will soon be able to undergo surgeries for hernias at a military base in Halifax following a one-day trial.

Pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery (News-Medical-Net)

Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the November issue of the British Journal of Surgery.

Surgical study highlights pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity (EurekAlert!)

( Wiley-Blackwell ) Severely obese patents who underwent gastric bypass surgery had lost up to 31 percent of their BMI after four years. Blood pressure problems fells by 76 percent and diabetes by 90 percent. But 27 of the 50 patients experienced complications and ten patients had to be operated on again. The study, published in the British Journal of Surgery, was carried out to see if a longer ...

Pros And Cons Of Gastric Bypass Surgery For Severe Obesity (Science Daily)

Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to an article in the British Journal of Surgery.

Dr. Paul Donohue: Hiatal hernia is explained (Detroit News)

Dear Dr. Donohue: If I understand it correctly, in hiatal hernia, a part of the stomach protrudes into the esophagus. If the stomach is protruding into the esophagus, how is the doctor able to take the endoscope through it during endoscopy of the stomach? Also, how do food and drink get into the stomach? Is there a nonsurgical treatment for hiatal hernia?

Hiatal hernia doesn?t interfere with scope exam of stomach (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: If I understand it correctly, in hiatal hernia, a part of the stomach protrudes into the esophagus.

Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Perioperative Outcomes Of 1500 Cases (Medical News Today)

UroToday.com - Consistent with a previous series of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomies (RALP) in over 2,500 patients, reported by Menon, et al., Dr. Vipul Patel presented his group's data on 1,500 RALP patients and confirmed the high-quality outcomes of this procedure. In the online version of the Journal of Endourology, Dr.

DAVE PERRY: In their own health care universe (Explorer News)

Years ago, during an exhibition game in Mexico, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway tore a tendon in his throwing arm. It was big news in the Rockies.

Wait Times For Surgical Repair Of Hernias Among Infants And Young Children (Medical News Today)

Longer wait times for surgical repair of inguinal hernias in infants and young children under the age of 2 were associated with more emergency department visits and a greater risk of incarcerated hernia, found a study published in CMAJ. There are few studies on wait times for surgery in children as most focus on adults.

Why won't the NHS treat varicose veins any more? (Daily Mail)

Rationing of life-saving drugs for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer?s is just the tip of the iceberg: there are also thousands of patients missing out on surgery.

Caption this: Meg Ryan Is Physically Impossible

I think they're HERNIAS hindujew says: November 19th, 2008 at 11:46 am The best part about this is the "Picasso" tag I recently saw Meg Ryan in The Women, and I was so distracted by her creepy new clowny mouth ...

December 3, 2008: Step inside the operating room at the University of ...

View webcast with Adobe Flash Player. Click here to download Surgery performed through multiple layers of the abdominal wall Originally aired on: November 17, 2008 Step inside the operating room at the ...

Wait Times For Surgical Repair Of Hernias Among Infants And Young Children

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 05 Nov 2008 - 3:00 PST Longer wait times for surgical repair of inguinal hernias in infants and young children under the age of 2 were associated with ...

Complications Increase With Wait Times For Surgical Repair Of Hernias ...

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 04 Nov 2008 - 8:00 PST Longer wait times for surgical repair of inguinal hernias in infants and young children under ...

Surgery delays a double risk

Babies and toddlers are waiting twice as long for hernia surgery than is considered safe, increasing the risk they will need urgent bowel surgery and may suffer damage to a testicle or ovary, a new study has ...

Babies facing risky surgery delays

Babies and toddlers are waiting twice as long for hernia surgery than is considered safe, increasing the risk they will need urgent bowel surgery and may suffer damage to a testicle or ovary, a new study has ...

Surgery wait times for tots with hernias 2 times too long: Study

Babies and toddlers are waiting more than twice as long for hernia surgery as is considered safe, increasing the risk of urgent bowel surgery and loss of a testicle or ovary, new Canadian data suggests.

Identifyingand healinghernias

PAVILLARD By Dr. EDWARD K. Characterized by intense pain in the groin and abdomen, hernias are an unwelcome health problem.

Brittle bone disease

Fragile bones can result from a group of genetic disorders that causes imperfect formation of bone.

The battle of the bulge: Repairing groin and abdominal hernias

Dr. Daniel Herron says the most serious scenario is when a hernia becomes strangulated.