Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a ...

After the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services established higher reimbursement for the repair of anterior abdominal ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than one million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A hernia is a weakness in the abdominal wall that allows internal tissues ...

Epigastric hernias are one of the most common hernias to affect the abdominal wall. Typically, they are not serious. They occur between the lower part of the rib cage and the belly button.

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia - a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles.

Two hernia 'super clinics' have helped to cut waiting times at Oxford University Hospitals by seeing more than 400 patients ...

The pontiff underwent a laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery due to an incisional hernia. Through the procedure, the hernia was repaired and reinforced with mesh. Francis remained in the hospital ...

In 2021 he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed because of a narrowing, and then had a further surgery in 2023 to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair an abdominal hernia.

In 2021 he had 13 inches of his colon removed because of a narrowing, and then had a further surgery in 2023 to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair an abdominal hernia. When he had a bad case ...