If you’re experiencing mild hiatal hernia symptoms, your doctor might recommend a “wait and watch” approach along with ...

Not all hernias require surgery, but if they become painful or interfere with someone’s quality of life, surgery is ...

Laparoscopic hernia repair is similar to other laparoscopic procedures. General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so ...

The clinician, therefore, diagnosed an abdominal herniation. Figure 3: A barium-swallow contrast radiograph of the same 3-year-old male budgerigar in Fig. 1. In most cases, the hernia is of little ...

The Baylor Medicine Hernia Center offers comprehensive care for a vast array of hernias, ranging from simple to complex abdominal wall problems, including umbilical hernias, inguinal hernias, ventral ...

A hernia is a small hole in the abdominal wall, which usually holds your tissues and organs — including your stomach and ...

An umbilical hernia is a lump that appears when part of your intestines or other tissue sticks out through your abdominal muscles near your navel. It looks like a bulge around the belly button.

A femoral hernia occurs when part of your intestine or abdominal tissue pushes through a weak spot in your lower abdominal wall. Small femoral hernias usually do not cause symptoms, but if the hernia ...

From open surgery to robotics and abdominal wall reconstruction, there has been significant advancements in the treatment of hernia, resulting in better health outcomes for patients. In most cases ...