The traditional treatment for hernias has been open surgery with a large incision that allows the surgeon to push the hernia ...

Mumbai: Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital in Byculla, for the first time, used a robotic arm to conduct three ...

Dr. Kyle Seudeal, a general surgeon with Franciscan Health, sat down with 13News to share insights into this common medical ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common consequences of a hiatal hernia and often the condition that leads a person to seek medical treatment in the first place. GERD is a ...

We hope you'll never need to know this—but in case symptoms of a hernia ever creep up, a Cleveland Clinic surgeon reveals when to act.

When determining whether a hiatal hernia requires surgery, doctors often consider the symptoms and the type of hernia. Surgery may be recommended if the hernia become large enough that it bulges ...

An inguinal hernia can become stuck, or incarcerated. Without treatment, this can lead to strangulation, causing the tissue inside the hernia to die. An inguinal hernia occurs when part of the ...

A hiatal hernia cannot be self-diagnosed with a physical exam and may be potentially dangerous. Instead, you should see a doctor if you experience symptoms of a hiatal hernia, such as indigestion ...

Gethin Jones, who raised a whopping amount of money last week for Comic Relief, was corrected after a doctor cleared up a common misconception ...

A Burnaby man is suing his doctor after his testicle failed to descend after a hernia operation ... a urologist confirmed the testicle was in the inguinal canal and further surgery would be ...

This is not true in health care. For example, say a hospital establishes a charge of $5,000 for a hernia repair. Price transparency will list “Inguinal hernia repair, one side, $5,000.” ...