Dr. Kyle Seudeal, a general surgeon with Franciscan Health, sat down with 13News to share insights into this common medical ...

We hope you'll never need to know this—but in case symptoms of a hernia ever creep up, a Cleveland Clinic surgeon reveals ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than one million hernia surgeries are performed each year.

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 ...

A hiatal hernia cannot be self-diagnosed with a physical exam and may be potentially dangerous. Instead, you should see a doctor if you experience symptoms of a hiatal hernia, such as indigestion ...

Robotic hernia repairs show slightly higher recurrence rates compared to laparoscopic and open methods, with differences of 1.1% and 0.7% respectively over 10 years.

Cutting edge technology may come with downsides. For an abdominal wall hernia repair, also known as a ventral hernia repair, the most common surgical approaches have been laparoscopic and open ...

Meshes used in surgery to reinforce soft or weak tissues such as hernia repairs using the open or laparoscopy approach. The double-layered structure means that the device is especially indicated ...

A minimally invasive therapy, the TIF 2.0 procedure reconstructs the gastroesophageal valve and restores its function as a reflux barrier. TIF 2.0 can also be combined consecutively with a surgical ...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Cleveland Guardians outfielder Chase DeLauter, widely considered one of the organization's top prospects, had surgery Tuesday to repair a sports hernia and is expected to miss ...