According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC), around 7 million Americans were infected with digestive diseases in 1996. In 2002, digestive diseases, including cancer, accounted for 234,000 deaths in the United...
According to ACC Sports Science, 5 percent of athletes develop chronic groin pain. A sports hernia, a type of inguinal hernia, is one possible cause of chronic groin pain. In a sports hernia, the lower abdominal wall weakens. In some cases, the...
Hernias occur when organs or their surrounding connective tissue, also known as fascia, push through the walls of the cavity where they are normally contained. Most hernias occur in the abdomen and are the result of the intestines or other tissues...
Umbilical hernia, protrusion of the intestine into a weakened opening in the abdominal muscle, occurs more often in infants than adults. Around 2 percent of adults develop an umbilical hernia, M. Velasco of Puerto Rico University Hospital...
A hernia is a protuberance of the intestines through a hole in your abdominal wall. A hernia that affects your groin is called an inguinal hernia. Inguinal hernias may be caused by a birth defect, or may develop later in life as a result of...
Seeing a lump or protrusion in your belly while doing situps can be alarming, especially if there are more than one. The most likely cause of the protrusion, or protrusions, is a hernia -- a weakness in the wall of the abdominal tissue. In some...
A hernia is the term used to describe the bulging of an internal organ, such as the intestine, through a weakened area of muscle. In the case of an abdominal hernia, the internal organ is protruding through the muscles of the abdomen, also known...
Ventral hernia describes any hernia that occurs on the abdominal wall, exclusive of inguinal or groin hernias. Although most ventral hernias occur as a complication after abdominal surgery some, such as epigastric or umbilical hernias, develop...
Hernia repairs are among the most common procedures in the world, and account for nearly 20 percent of all surgeries worldwide. Hernias occur due to a weakness in the abdominal wall that can be congenital or acquired. In either case, the...
Digestive problems are a common cause of abdominal pain or discomfort and other symptoms. The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse states that between 60 to 70 million people in the United States are affected by digestive...
An incisional hernia is a medical condition in which the intestine protrudes through an incision within the abdominal wall following abdominal surgery. This condition is caused by the deterioration of scar tissue, which creates a weak point within...
A hernia occurs when an organ or tissue protrudes through the wall of the area in which it normally remains. Abdominal hernias are often caused by a defect at birth, an inherited weakness of the abdominal wall, aging or increased pressure in the...
Abdominal hernias usually occur when there is a weakening or defect in the muscles and tissues of the abdominal wall. When strain is placed on the abdominal wall, part of the intestines can break through the weakening wall, causing a mass to...
Intestines, or other abdominal parts, protruding through a weakened area or tear in the abdominal wall is known as a hernia. When the hernia is located near the femur bone, or upper portion of the thigh, it is diagnosed as a femoral hernia. A...
An abdominal hernia is a defect in the muscle of the abdominal wall that allows intestine to come through the abdominal wall. Surgeons repair abdominal wall hernias by surgically repairing the opening in the muscle wall. According to the Mont Reid...
A hernia is a medical condition in which part of the small intestine protrudes through a weak area of the abdominal wall. Hernias are classified according to their location. A hernia that occurs in the upper part of the thigh below the groin where...
A protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall in the area of the upper thigh just below the crease of the groin is called a femoral hernia. This is where the femoral artery and vein leave the abdomen and continue into the leg. There are...
The abdominal wall is made up of several layers of different types of tissue. From outermost to innermost layer; there is skin followed by fat and connective tissue, fascia, muscle and peritoneum. Each layer has a different tensile strength and...
Abdominal hernia repair, or herniorrhaphy, is one of the most common elective, or nonemergency, surgical procedures. It is usually done when there is some bulging of an abdominal structure, such as the intestines, through a weak portion of the...
An area of thinned and weak abdominal wall through which intestines can protrude is called an abdominal hernia. The Merck Manual states a hernia can be present at birth or acquired, usually after an abdominal operation. An abdominal hernia usually...
A groin, or inguinal, hernia occurs when an organ within the stomach pushes through the inguinal canal, a region of a man's body that contains the spermatic cord. Though women can also develop a groin hernia, this condition is approximately 10...
A hernia can occur in a number of places in your body. The condition results when a piece of an internal organ bulges out of a weak spot in the organ's muscles. A hernia can occur at an incision site, in your diaphragm or around your belly button....
A hernia most frequently occurs when the intestinal tract abnormally pushes through a weak area along the muscular abdominal wall. Typically, the bulge that protrudes from the herniated site can be easily pushed back into the abdominal cavity by a...
The human body contains structures that hold the internal organs in place, including the abdominal wall at the front of the body and the muscular diaphragm that separates the chest and abdominal cavities. During development in the womb, these...
Inguinal hernias are a painful condition where a tear in your lower abdominal muscles allows part of your intestine to protrude through. Hernia's will not repair themselves and while the condition itself is painful and can lead to life-threatening...
A hernia is a protrusion of the body's internal contents through their surrounding tissue walls. Hernias are named based on their anatomic location; for instance, an umbilical hernia is one that protrudes from your belly button. Elevated...
A hernia is caused by part an internal organ pushing through a weak area of muscle. Inguinal, or groin, hernias are the most common, according to MedlinePlus, but hernias can also occur in the abdominal wall. A physician can surgically correct the...
A hernia typically occurs in the abdomen and is characterized by soft tissue, or part of the intestine, protruding through a tear in the lower abdominal wall. The severity of a hernia results in various contraindications such as bending over or...
There are traditional hernias and sports hernias. A traditional hernia is a protrusion of the abdominal viscera through the abdominal wall. A sports hernia or inguinal hernia occurs in the groin area and is a result of the enlargement of the...
A hernia is a bulge in the abdominal or pelvic wall. Learn how to treat a hernia in this health video.
