A study, published in JAMA Surgery, identified the factors that lead to umbilical hernia recurrence, a common general surgery procedure. Researchers studied 332 military veteran patients who underwent ...

Functional gastrointestinal disorders in children can have a profound individual, family, and societal impact. Substantial healthcare dollars are spent annually to manage these disorders. Functional ...

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 ...

Q: My daughter has a bulge on her belly button. What could it be and what should I do? A: The bulge on your daughter’s belly button could be what is called an umbilical hernia, or belly button hernia.

Is it safe to operate on patients with cirrhosis who have an umbilical hernia? The authors reviewed the results for all patients with cirrhosis and an umbilical hernia from a single Dutch center. All ...

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 ...

March 1 (UPI) --About one in six people in the United States who undergo hernia repair surgery need to have the procedure again within 10 years due to recurrence, a study published Tuesday by JAMA ...

I went for a umbilical hernia repair 4 weeks ago. Should it still be very hard around the hernia and painfull/tender? The surgeon said that the laparoscopies I went for damaged the umbilical cord and ...