Dear Doctor: Three doctors have three different opinions about what I should do about my hernia

DEAR DR. ROACH: For many years, I have had a visible abdominal hernia that is above and to the right of my belly button. My ...

Dr. Roach: Doctors disagree on whether 'incisional hernia' needs repair

Dear Dr. Roach: For many years, I have had a visible abdominal hernia that is above and to the right of my belly button. My ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dr. Roach: Hernia in the belly button results in an emergency surgery

Dr. Roach: I had a hernia in my belly button for 20 years that didn’t bother me until two weeks ago. Then, the pain hit, and the belly button could not be pushed in. I waited until Monday to call the ...
UPI

16% of hernia surgery patients experience recurrence within 10 years, study finds

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 ...
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What to Expect at Hernia Surgery: Hiatal Hernias

A hiatal hernia is an enlarged opening in your diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that contracts when you breathe. Organs in your belly push through this opening and into your chest. There are two main ...