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Hernia
UK sources of information and / or support
Hernia Information
Information from the British Hernia Centre
Hernia - laparoscopic surgery (review)
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Hernia - laparoscopic surgery (review).
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
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Keyhole Surgery for Hernia
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
CORE
CORE, the working name of the Digestive Disorders Foundation, provides a factsheet on Hernias.
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.
Femoral hernia
Information from BUPA.
Hiatus hernia
Information from BUPA.
Inguinal 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, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, 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.
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