An umbilical hernia is a condition in which part of the intestine or fat bulges out through the muscles at the belly button, where the umbilical cord is located before birth. Umbilical hernias are ...

When he was just three months old, Lucy Muthoni's son, who is now six years old, developed a swelling on his umbilical cord which expanded whenever he cried. "My son used to cry and sometimes cough at ...

As your belly grows, it’s common for your innie belly button to pop out and become an outie, a new badge of your pregnancy. But occasionally, that popping navel can signal an umbilical hernia during ...

A hernia occurs when a piece of tissue bulges through an area of the body. Types of hernias include those affecting the abdominal wall, thigh, intestine, umbilical cord, and surgical incisions. Here, ...

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 ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A hernia is a weakness in the abdominal wall that allows internal tissues ...

Have you recently noticed a bulge in your abdomen that hurts and isn’t due to a particularly large dinner? There may be many causes for your pain, but one that’s likely worth investigating is whether ...

An unusual bulge in the lower abdomen can cause severe pain and embarrassment, but doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are on a mission to educate and treat patients one hernia at a ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how proteins expressed in umbilical cord blood at birth evolve during gestational development and could serve as biomarkers to inform new precision ...