I am a 70-year-old male with a large inguinal hernia on the right side. I have consulted two different surgeons, and both ...

John Syng Dorsey [1] once stated: The large proportion of mankind who are afflicted with this complaint; -- the great variety of forms in which it appears; -- the fatality which results from its ...

You bend to lift a bag, sneeze a little too hard, or notice a strange bulge that was not there before. That small lump in your abdomen could be a hernia. While the word itself can sound alarming, ...

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 into ...

One minute it is just discomfort and the next, it is a life-threatening hernia where your gut might be crying for help as the hernia symptoms could be fatal. One can suffer from a hernia due to an ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

I am a 70-year-old male with a large inguinal hernia on the right side. I have consulted two different surgeons, and ...