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Florida doctor repairs man's basketball size hernia

North Port resident James Fico had no ordinary run-of-the mill hernia. His was a 50-pound bulging mass, five years in the making, bigger than a basketball and more prominent than most late-term pregnancies. By the time he found a surgeon willing to repair it, his condition had become life threatening. The danger of a hernia that large is that the intestines can become obstructed or the blood supply can become compromised by strangulation, incarceration, or trauma, said Sarasota Memorial Hospital surgeon Jonathan Yunis, MD, who used a minimally invasive approach to repair the hernia. Despite the complexity of the surgery, James was able to walk the very next day and leave the hospital just four days later. Visit smh.com to learn more about the hospital's medical capabilities.