Editor’s Note: Dr. Howard Bennett is a Washington pediatrician and a clinical professor of pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine. He blogs about common pediatric problems ...

A 76-year-old man was admitted to a cardiology department due to exacerbation of chronic heart failure symptoms. On physical examination, a massive, acquired, central inguinoscrotal hernia was noted, ...

The acute painful swollen testicle in the prepubertal child presents the clinician with a most urgent diagnostic challenge. Missing or delaying the diagnosis may frequently potentially lead to loss of ...

A 65-year-old man has had a huge hernia removed from his scrotum after it grew so large he couldn't walk properly or have sex. The Moroccan patient was diagnosed with a giant inguinoscrotal hernia, ...

Scrotal swelling occurs when there is an abnormal accumulation of fluid or tissue in the scrotum, leading to an increase in size. Such accumulation may be due to several factors which we shall ...

Question: I have been having pain in my groin for a while when I run. I went to my doctor and was told this might be a sports hernia. Now I am going to see an orthopedist for this. I have never heard ...

A man has had a giant hernia surgically removed after he struggled to walk, urinate or have sex. The 65-year-old went to a hospital in Rabat, Morocco, after his scrotum became so big it reached the ...