Sign inHernia
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an leaflet on Hernia.
Hernia Information
Information from the British Hernia Centre.
Hernia - laparoscopic surgery (review)
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Scottish Hernia Centre
A comprehensive, patient orientated website providing detailed information on the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of all types of hernia including hiatus hernia. It discusses conventional and laparoscopic surgery. It also provides a number of downloadable patient information sheets in PDF format.
Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information
Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about groin hernia.
Inguinal Hernia
Information from Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
CORE
Information from CORE.
Hernia
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Hernia, hiatus
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Hernia, inguinal repair
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Abdominal hernia
Information from BUPA.
Hiatus hernia
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.