hernia

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The Spurs boss also confirmed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will miss the trip to Sunderland after having hernia surgery during the international break.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Days earlier, on Christmas Day, he underwent a successful surgery for a double hernia, his wife Michelle confirmed.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup d'etat, underwent successful surgery on Thursday to repair an inguinal hernia, his wife said.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 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

Adrian dropped a handful of them at my feet, laughing so hard, he looked like he was going to give himself a hernia.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson