hernia

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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup, went into surgery on Thursday for an inguinal hernia, his wife said.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

His surgery on Thursday will repair an inguinal hernia, a protrusion in the groin area due to a tear in the abdominal muscles.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday granted permission for Bolsonaro to temporarily leave prison and be transferred to a hospital on Wednesday for a hernia operation on 25 December.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

The plan is to clear the four year waits for more than 3,000 patients on lists for hip, knee, hernia and colonoscopy procedures.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

The physician checked for a hernia and found undescended testicles instead.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides