A California woman was scheduled to have a large cyst removed but, in the lead-up to the procedure, learned she had a rare ...

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 ...

In what doctors in Los Angeles are calling a "medical miracle," a mother gave birth to a baby boy shortly after discovering ...

Their study, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, found that patients who were aware of family members’ past ...

According to the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), 41.9% of U.S.

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 ...

Baby Ryu Lopez is being called a miracle after his mom, Suze, discovered she was pregnant just days before giving birth—while preparing for surgery to remove a massive cyst.

In what doctors are calling a "medical miracle," a Bakersfield mother gave birth to a baby boy shortly after discovering she ...