hernia
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She called a neighbor, who took him to the hospital for emergency hernia surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
When hospitalized in May, he was initially treated for a hernia, and later for chronic bronchopulmonary disease and heart problems.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
"But the main reason I do it now is because there's so many people that have got a hernia, that are kind of ashamed of it," she said.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Vaginal mesh implants are described as medical devices - hernia mesh is used in men.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
“Hey, drop the old lady. You want to get a hernia or something?”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Minute herniae at these openings are sometimes present.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Willis O. Nance
McLarnon said it is an issue that has affected men as well, with mesh implants for hernias.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Eisenberger, who is married with two children, had a pair of hernias and put off surgery as long as he could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
The Dodgers’ Kiké Hernández struggled for two seasons before Dr. William Meyers discovered he suffered from not one but two sports hernias.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Commanders say the older the soldiers, the more they experience chronic illness, such as ulcers, hernias and pinched nerves.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
He could come through other people’s tonsilectomies without suffering any postoperative distress, and even endure their hernias and hemorrhoids with only mild nausea and revulsion.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
