By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia - a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles.

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia—a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a ...

Using glucocorticoids, rituzimab, or certain immunosuppressants to treat connective tissue diseases is associated with ...

Risk factors include being older, certain health conditions (including Peyronie’s disease), medications, and smoking. Tissue that is formed by collagen in response to an injury. In Peyronie’s disease, ...

A debridement is often performed along with a "wash out" procedure, often referred to as an irrigation. Therefore, many surgeons refer to this combination as an irrigation and debridement, or I&D.

In 1857, a German zoologist named Franz von Leydig reported that the cartilage tissue in a rat’s ear contains large cells that are filled with depots of lipids — a description that also ...

and its relationship with surrounding structures and tissues. This study analyzes and summarizes the clinical and ultrasonic features of eight cases that were pathologically confirmed to be fibrous ...

The NAC was dissected from the hypodermis. Thereafter, excessive fat and connective tissue were removed. Of the 24 human NACs harvested, 15 NACs were decellularized (d-NAC), while 9 NACs were used as ...