A hernia often takes place when an internal organ or tissue tries to push through a weakened area of muscle or connective ...

When Fergie sang about "lovely lady lumps," she certainly wasn't talking about hernias. But that's exactly what they are (def not lovely tho)—little bulges that occur when an internal organ pushes ...

Have you recently noticed a bulge in your abdomen that hurts and isn’t due to a particularly large dinner? There may be many causes for your pain, but one that’s likely worth investigating is whether ...

Hernias are common and most aren’t serious, but complications can occur. A hernia is the abnormal protrusion of an organ or ...

Umbilical hernia repair surgery is a procedure that fixes umbilical hernias. An umbilical hernia involves a bulge or pouch that forms in the abdomen. This type of bulge occurs when a section of the ...

Interviewer: Will a hernia go away on its own? Dr. Rodney Barker is a hernia expert. So do hernias eventually heal without surgery? Dr. Barker: No, they don't. It's a defect in the abdominal wall.

A sports hernia, also known as athletic pubalgia, is a soft tissue injury that occurs in the groin area. The term refers to a strain or tear in any soft tissue, such as muscles, tendons, or ligaments, ...

BD (NYSE: BDX) today announced the first Phasix hernia mesh laparotomy reinforcement case performed in Greece.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced a significant ...

While you cannot resolve a hiatal hernia without medical intervention, it may not require treatment if it isn’t causing any symptoms. Lifestyle adjustments like diet changes, specific exercises, and ...

You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. Hernias often happen where the belly wall is weaker, such as in ...