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Hernia Checklist

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Checklist

Could you be affected by a hernia?

A Comprehensive Guide to Hernias

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Comprehensive Guide

A comprehensive guide to all things hernia related.

Doc Discussion Guide

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Guidelines

Find all the help you need when you talk to your doctor.

Hernia Repair During a Pandemic

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Hernia in COVID

How to navigate a pandemic when you are dealing with a hernia.

Hernia in Technology

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Advancing Hernia Care Through New Technologies

Advances in hernia technology and options for treatment are constantly improving. See some of those options here.

Hernia Lifestyle Changes

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Infographic

Your lifestyle might need to change after a hernia. See how here.

Hernia Glossary

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Glossary of Terms

This document will teach you the words you may hear on your hernia journey.

Hernia in Pregnancy

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What Do You Do if You Get a Hernia in Pregnancy?

There are unique challenges when you have a hernia while pregnant.

Hernia Info

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Brochure

A quick look at hernia info for you or a friend.

Road to Recovery

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Hernia Repair Recovery

After your surgery, the healing process begins.

1. Adrales, How to Tell If You Have a Hernia. Johns Hopkins Medicine

2. Pastorino, Alshuqayfi: Strangulated Hernia, StatPearls, December 28, 2021

3. Healthwise Staff, Open Inguinal Hernia Repair (Herniorrhaphy, Hernioplasty), University of Michigan Health, April 15, 2020

4. Pluta, Burke, Golub, Abdominal Hernia, JAMA. May 25, 2011

5. Medstar Health, Mesh and No Mesh Hernia Repair, May 26 2021

6. US Food and Drug Administration. February 04, 2018 https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/implants-and-prosthetics/hernia-surgical-mesh-implants

7. Fitzgerald, Kumar, Biologic versus Synthetic Mesh Reinforcement: What are the Pros and Cons? US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health December 27, 2014

8. New York Presbyterian: New, less-invasive techniques for hernia repair. https://www.nyp.org/patients-and-visitors/advances-consumers/issues/new-less-invasive-techniques-for-hernia-repair

9. Cleveland Clinic, Robotic Surgery for Hernia Repair https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/17968-robotic-surgery-for-hernia-repair September 27, 2019

10. Healthwise Staff, Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair, University of Michigan Health, April 15, 2020

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