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 ...

An inguinal hernia is a condition in which part of the intestine bulges through a hole in the abdominal wall of the groin. There are two types of inguinal hernias: Indirect inguinal hernias — usually ...

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 ...

We hope you'll never need to know this—but in case symptoms of a hernia ever creep up, a Cleveland Clinic surgeon reveals when to act.

Testicular cancer occurs when cancer cells develop in one, or sometimes both, of the testicles. The testicles are a gland that produces sperm and testosterone. Performing regular testicular self-exams ...

Hernia has for long been a dreaded health issue prevalent mostly among men from their late adolescence to old age. It is common among people engaged in physically-laborious occupation. This health ...

Possible causes of one testicle being bigger than the other include epididymitis, epididymal cysts, a hydrocele, testicular torsion, and more. Treatment depends on the cause. Self-exams can help ...

The term hernia refers to a defect in the muscle or connective tissue layer of the abdominal wall that allows part of an internal organ, such as the intestine or fat, to push through, usually forming ...