Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A hernia is a weakness in the abdominal wall that allows internal tissues ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - St. Vincent surgeon Dr. Christine Gupta says every day patients reveal a lot of confusion about hernias. "A lot of people think that a hernia is something that needs to be ...

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 ...

The patient is a woman in her 50s, a colon cancer survivor who has developed hernias - pouches along the muscle - along the initial abdominal incision. The surgeon, Dr. Tien C. Ko, needs to remove the ...

The term hernia refers to a defect in the muscle or connective tissue layer of the abdominal wall that allows part of an internal organ, such as the intestine or fat, to push through, usually forming ...

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 ...

Hernias happen when there's an abnormal bulging of an organ or part of an organ through a weakness or gap in its containing wall. A spigelian hernia is a rare kind that's often difficult to diagnose.

An umbilical hernia is a condition in which part of the intestine or fat bulges out through the muscles at the belly button, where the umbilical cord is located before birth. Umbilical hernias are ...

Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom told MLive.com's own Ansar Khan that he's recovered from the sports hernia which required post-playoff surgery to repair, and the Detroit News's Dave Dye says that ...

Weight-lifting is one of the ways Bennett Cross, 29, of Westfield stays fit. He remembers the moment when he pushed himself too hard. "I was dead lifting. I was going for a personal record. I was ...