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 ...

Inguinal hernias affect millions of men, with half of them likely to develop the condition by age 75. These hernias occur ...

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.

Most hernias only cause mild symptoms, but some can interfere with daily life. Board-Certified General Surgeon with AdventHealth Medical Group, Dr. Brett Armstrong, joins ...

In 2023, he was admitted for nine days for surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair an abdominal hernia.

Previously he underwent surgery in June 2023, in the same hospital, to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair an abdominal hernia. A few months earlier, he had spent three days there receiving ...

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 ...

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 ...