Fascia is a specialised connective tissue composed of collagen which envelops and protects muscles bones nerves vessels and ...

It is a large part of the body that lies deep inside, out of sight and perhaps out of mind: your abdominal core. A new and ...

Inguinal hernia in women are less common than in men and have unique symptoms. They may occur more frequently during or after ...

Hernias are a common yet often misunderstood medical condition, and according to Dr. Jeffrey Bell, a general surgeon at Washington Regional Medical Center, early diagnosis and treatment can make a ...

The pubocervical fascia, which is fused ... [14] Both the abdominal and vaginal repair of paravaginal defects require suturing the vaginal wall (at the site of the effaced superior lateral sulcus ...

If defects in this layer of fascia exist, another piece of tantalum ... highly dangerous because of the resulting increased intra-abdominal pressure. The use of this material in ventral hernias ...

The combination of complex anatomy, variability of presentation ... 6 The transversalis fascia and the conjoint tendon, a confluence of internal oblique and transversalis fasciae, form the posterior ...