National Hernia Institute

Prof Berney's ;atest published article.

Why Spermatic Cord Lipomas Must be Treated as “True” Inguinal Hernias Lipomas of the cord are common and generally associated with an indirect hernia sac, but not always, as the lipoma may be the only pathology identified during groin exploration. Missed lipoma of the spermatic cord is unfortunately not infrequent and may lead to persistence of post-operative groin pa...

Dr Yusuf Moollan is a specialist hernia surgical assistant and has undergone training in minimally invasive complex hernia surgery, laparoscopic surgery, endoscopy (gastroscopies and colonoscopies) and general surgery.

Dr Yusuf Moollan | National Hernia Institute He became appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgery in 2017 and pursued further sub-speciality training at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, The Hernia Institute Australia, and The Sydney Centre for Veins, in the field of complex hernia surgery and minimally invasive varicose vei...

Prof Chris Berney is an eminently experienced hernia surgeon with 30+ years of experience. He has made an immense contribution to medical and surgical research with 85+ published peer reviewed papers of original research and some 56+ published scientific abstracts, chiefly in the area of hernia surgery.

Prof Chris Berney | National Hernia Institute He is an advanced laparoscopic (“keyhole”) surgeon, which is known as ‘minimally invasive surgery’ as it involves smaller scars, less post-operative pain and a faster recovery for the patients when compared to older surgical techniques such as ‘open surgery’.