A 4-year-old boy in a collision with a speeding motorcycle as he crossed the road was referred to our hospital from a ...

The major symptom of a hiatal hernia is acid reflux, which is stomach acid that goes backward into the esophagus. So, the ...

A Cuban woman residing in Havana is making an urgent plea for help to undergo surgery for a massive hernia in her abdomen.

Some people use an abdominal binder or belly band, which can relieve pressure on the hernia. Talk to your doctor before using one of these to be sure it’s safe for you. Doctors typically ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

The Center for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CCDH) at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is an inpatient center ...

What some pet owners see as an “outie” belly button on their dog could in fact be an umbilical hernia, which occurs when a small amount of abdominal fat protrudes through the body wall ...

I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some ...

Dr. Greg Vigna Dr. Vigna advocates for P4HB mesh over synthetic alternatives in hernia repair, citing lower infection risks and better o ...