TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – June is National Hernia Awareness Month, and CHRISTUS Health is highlighting robotic technology for noninvasive repairs. “Robotic-assisted surgery has transformed the ...

Medtronic's robotic-assisted surgery system for hernia repair met its primary safety and effectiveness endpoints in a recent study. The healthcare technology company said Thursday its Hugo system ...

Hernias can develop in any part of the abdomen, but the groin, navel or the site of a previous surgery are the most frequent locations. Symptoms include a bulge, mild pain or pressure and numbness, ...

Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) released on Thursday results from the Enable Hernia Repair clinical study evaluating the performance of the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system in inguinal and ventral ...

First-ever investigational device exemption clinical study for robotic-assisted hernia repair in the U.S. presented at the American Hernia Society annual meeting Primary safety and effectiveness ...

"An inguinal hernia is a protrusion of peritoneal sac or bowel through a defect of the inguinal canal. Defects do not close spontaneously and progressive enlargement increases the risk of ...

The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center has recently published a video article for other physicians about robotic subcutaneous-only repair (SCOLA) for umbilical hernia with diastasis recti. This is a ...

But there may be downsides to the technology that are going undiscussed. In a research article published in JAMA Surgery, ...

Read full article: Street corner turns into memorial to remember 19-year-old shot, killed on East Commerce Street SAN ANTONIO (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Thousands of people suffer from hernias, which are ...

Laparoscopic hernia repair is similar to other laparoscopic procedures. General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so ...

A painful hernia can occur when tissue pushes through an opening in the lower abdomen. Hernias can develop in any part of the abdomen, but the groin, navel or the site of a previous surgery are the ...