But after a couple of years of work, xMEMS has arrived at the next generation — ultrasound through a solid-state speaker. This tiny, 1mm-thin speaker is called Cypress, and after listening to it ...

An incisional hernia may occur because surgery has weakened the abdominal wall. Umbilical hernias, which usually only appear in babies, occur because the abdominal wall just behind the naval ...

“A hernia is essentially a hole in the abdominal wall through which something, such as bowel or bladder, protrudes,” says Dr. Miller. This occurs when there is an opening or a weakened area in the ...

Abdominal wall hernia repairs are commonly performed worldwide in general surgery. There is still no agreed consensus on the optimal surgical approach. Since the turn of the twenty-first century ...