hernia
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Natalie has since had further surgery, including reversal of the stoma and treatment for complications including a hernia and ongoing wound problems.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
In March 2024, he underwent hernia surgery, before having the operation on his enlarged prostate in December of the same year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Another American,” said the driver in Italian looking at the hernia man.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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
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
The hernias can also cause blockages, which can result in abdominal pain, and if they are not treated, they can block the intestine completely.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
In such a masculine household, Tessie had begun to feel like the odd woman out and saw herself in ten years’ time imprisoned in a world of hubcaps and hernias.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
