Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than one million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia—a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a ...

India: A recent study comparing oblique and transverse incisions for open inguinal hernia repair revealed notable differences in patient outcomes. The oblique incision group experienced a shorter ...

Scientists discovered that the earliest ecdysozoans likely had a single ventral nerve cord, with paired cords evolving independently in some groups. Fossil evidence links nerve cord evolution to body ...

I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having almost daily acid reflux episodes. The gastroenterologist put ...

Hernias are quite common, but their prevalence varies depending on the type. According to data shared by the Cleveland Clinic: Inguinal hernias affect approximately 25% of men. Hiatal hernias occur in ...