hernia

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He is currently considering the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia, which specializes in hernia surgeries under the direction of Dr. William Meyers, or the Pacific Coast Hernia Center and Dr. William Hutchinson.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2022

Hernia, goitre and the flowering boil Lie bare beneath his hands, for ever bare.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2020

Mr. Lewis made 16-millimeter sound home movies and by 1949 was enlisting celebrity friends for short comedies with titles like “How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border.”

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2017

The technique was created at the Shouldice Hernia Centre in Toronto, which has a 99.5% lifetime success rate for treating first-time groin hernias.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2017

Hernia of the stomach is not uncommon, especially in diaphragmatic or umbilical deficiency.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)