The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center has released a new article titled “How to Prepare Hernia Surgery: Pre-Habilitation Tips“, highlighting the importance of proactive preparation before hernia repair.

Hernias are a common medical condition, affecting over five million people in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. When someone has a hernia, it means an organ or ...

Thousands of people suffer from hernias, which are weak spots in the abdominal wall. The real trouble begins when intestines or fat slips through that muscle hole and become stuck or twisted. Now, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By NICOLE WINFIELD, TRISHA THOMAS and MARIA CHENG (Associated Press) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to remove intestinal ...

A stoma hernia, or parastomal hernia, may develop following an ileostomy. This happens when part of the intestine protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall around the stoma. Surgery can help ...

A hiatal hernia is when part of your stomach or another organ slips through a hole in your diaphragm, the parachute-like organ above your stomach. Mild hiatal hernias often don’t cause symptoms, while ...

I had surgery for an umbilical hernia on Tuesday afternoon. I should have taken a before picture, which would have shown an innie belly button with the top "collapsed."<BR><BR>I ended up spending ...

A surgeon in Houston gave a partial vasectomy to a 4-year-old boy who had gone in to get a hernia operation, according report. The young patient from Fort Bend County, had been admitted to Texas ...

Just before Gleyber Torres hits the free-agent market, he hit the operating table. The infielder who helped lead the Tigers ...

Sporting Kansas City captain Davy Arnaud will undergo sports hernia surgery next week and will miss up to six weeks. The team said Wednesday that the 31-year-old midfielder is scheduled to have the ...