Hernia surgery can be done in as little as 30–45 minutes, and you’ll usually be able to head home the same day. Following hernia repair surgery, you’ll need at least a week or two before you can ...

You bend to lift a bag, sneeze a little too hard, or notice a strange bulge that was not there before. That small lump in your abdomen could be a hernia. While the word itself can sound alarming, ...

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 ...

More surgeons are opting for a complicated hernia repair that they learned from videos on social media showing shoddy techniques. By Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas The bulge on the side of Peggy ...