Rajon Jernigan's pain was getting more predictable. Whenever he used his abdominal muscles in any task, he felt extreme tightness and squeezing in his abdomen. "We put in a hardwood floor at our house ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue, such as part of the intestine, protrudes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. The resulting bulge can be painful, especially when you cough, bend over ...

An inguinal hernia is a condition in which part of the intestine bulges through a hole in the abdominal wall of the groin. There are two types of inguinal hernias: Indirect inguinal hernias — usually ...

THE combination of gallstone ileus, volvulus of the small intestine, incarcerated femoral hernia and diffuse peritonitis is sufficiently unusual to warrant a report. The probable sequence of events in ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A hernia is a weakness in the abdominal wall that allows internal tissues ...

Petrone, Francis J. — Assistant Surgeon, Union Hospital and General Hospital, Fall River, Mass. Vieira, Edwin — Externe, Medical Service O. P. D. Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R. I. For records ...