An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall near where your abdomen meets your thigh. It’s less common in women because this area is smaller in females.

in prefacing his report on 251 cases of inguinal hernia, said: "After all that has been written with such feverish diligence up to the present time concerning the radical cure of inguinal hernia ...

About 5% of primary inguinal hernia repairs are undertaken ... Surgery is considered the only cure. Surgery for recurrance of hernia is less successful than the first surgery.

Unfortunately, these suppressive therapies rarely achieve a functional cure, defined as sustained control of the virus after stopping therapy. Vir Biotechnology, a commercial-stage immunology ...