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 ...

Stomach cancer is challenging to detect early due to vague symptoms, often diagnosed at advanced stages. Diagnosis involves ...

One day after Pope Francis’ abdominal surgery for an incisional hernia, medical staff report that the pope is “in good general condition, alert and breathing naturally,” according to the Vatican.

Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) is one of the options available to some people to help with excess body weight.

Your abdominal muscles keep your organs and intestines in place. The protrusion of abdominal organs through a weak spot in the abdominal wall is called a hernia. Ventral hernias involve the front part ...

The UAB Department of Surgery’s Arnold G. Diethelm Fellowship in Abdominal Transplant Surgery has received reaccreditation through the Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council (TACC). Through ...

Pope Francis is recovering well after undergoing abdominal surgery earlier this week, according to Vatican officials. The pontiff recently underwent a laparotomy and received abdominal wall plastic ...

Kate Middleton didn’t tell those close to the royal family about her surgery, according to a new report. The Princess of Wales, 42, is currently recovering at the London Clinic after undergoing a ...

Cricketer Suryakumar Yadav recently underwent a sports hernia surgery in Europe. Taking to his IG handle, the 34-year-old wrote, "Life Update : Underwent surgery for a sports hernia in the lower right ...