A hernia occurs when an internal organ or other body part protrudes through a wall of muscle or tissue. In some cases, this protrusion can be seen or felt from the outside and presents similarly to a ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — This month is Hernia Awareness Month, and the doctors at McLaren Hospital at Greater Lansing want to keep you informed on the types and symptoms of hernias. A hernia is a ...

There are more than 1 million hernia surgeries every year in the U.S. alone. Eight hundred thousand of those are to treat the most common type, an inguinal hernia. Inguinal hernias affect all ages, ...

Each year, hernias affect millions of Americans, according to the National Center of Health Statistics, yet experts believe hundreds of thousands suffer in silence, primarily because they fear surgery ...

In addition to a person’s genetics, there are certain risk factors for developing a hernia. A BMI over 30 is considered to put a person at risk, while a BMI over 40 ...

An inguinal hernia is a condition in which part of the intestine bulges through a hole in the abdominal wall of the groin. There are two types of inguinal hernias: Indirect inguinal hernias — usually ...

Most comparative studies of laparoscopic and open repair of inguinal hernia have had limitations, such as small sample sizes, inadequate follow-up, and differences between groups in the use of ...

A paraesophageal hernia is a type of hiatal hernia where a significant portion of the stomach (and possibly other organs) bulges through a natural opening in the diaphragm and into the chest cavity.

Hernias are not just a “man’s problem”; women get them too, but their symptoms are often masked and misunderstood. In women, pain due to a hernia may frequently be mistaken for menstrual cramps, ...