An unusual bulge in the lower abdomen can cause severe pain and embarrassment, but doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are on a mission to educate and treat patients one hernia at a ...

Occurrence of parastomal hernia depends on the type of loop or terminal colostomy and is estimated at 0-38% and 4-78%, respectively. Most of them appear within 2 years from surgery [1, 2]. With regard ...

Parastomal hernia is a common complication after stoma formation. The definitive risk factors for parastomal hernia development remain unclear. This study evaluated the risk factors through computed ...

1.1 The evidence on the safety of reinforcement of a permanent stoma with a synthetic or biological mesh to prevent a parastomal hernia shows there are serious but well-recognised complications. The ...

European Society for Coloproctology will undertake further cohort studies on robotic colorectal surgery, the management of acute severe Ulcerative Colitis and parastomal hernia repair in 2019 The ...

There is not much good evidence about how well this procedure works or how safe it is for preventing a parastomal hernia. This procedure can be used but only when patients are having regular checks to ...