Your abdominal muscles keep your organs and intestines in place. The protrusion of abdominal organs through a weak spot in the abdominal wall is called a hernia. Ventral hernias involve the front part ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for umbilical hernia? A surgeon repairs a umbilical hernia. 2. What is the difference between umbilical hernia and paraumbilical hernia? Hernia occurring at the ...

You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. Hernias often happen where the belly wall is weaker, such as in ...