Hernias often look like a bulge or swelling under the skin. The type of hernia someone has depends on its cause and location on the body. A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ pushes ...

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, is the main muscle used for breathing and is also involved in other ...

We made a diagnosis of a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. And because the patient showed both respiratory and haemodynamic compromise, he was supported by 2 L per min oxygen therapy delivered by face ...

Original Medicare and some Medicare Advantage plans will cover hernia surgery when necessary. As with other types of surgery, different parts of Medicare may cover certain aspects of care.

ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...

We hope you'll never need to know this—but in case symptoms of a hernia ever creep up, a Cleveland Clinic surgeon reveals when to act. Benjamin Miller, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon at the ...

Laura Borodyansky Dodis, MD; Michael William Bennett, MD, MB BCh BAO, PhD, MRCPI; David L. Carr-Locke, MD, FRCPSeries Editor: David L. Carr-Locke, MD, FRCP Disclosure ...