October 31, 2008 -- Children under the age of three who had hernia surgery showed almost twice the risk of behavioral or developmental problems later compared to children who had not undergone the ...

We tend to do a lot of lifting this time of year, so getting a hernia during the holidays isn't out of the question. Doctors perform about a million hernia surgeries every year, but many people don't ...

A child who spent nearly three years cycling through respiratory treatments with no lasting relief has been successfully diagnosed and surgically treated for a Morgagni-type Congenital Diaphragmatic ...

A healthy 10-month-old girl was brought to the emergency department by her parents because of the sudden appearance of a mass in her right groin. Her parents had noticed the mass while changing her ...

An unusual bulge in the lower abdomen can cause severe pain and embarrassment, but doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are on a mission to educate and treat patients one hernia at a ...

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 ...

Straining while constipated can increase pressure inside your abdomen and may increase your risk of developing a hernia. Hernias can also lead to constipation. A hernia is when part of an internal ...