Benjamin Miller, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He completed his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and fellowship with the Cleveland Clinic ...

Most people experience a hernia as a bump under the skin. They occur when an internal organ, most often the small intestine, ...

Groin hernias may get all the attention, but a hiatal hernia-a lesser-known, yet surprisingly common type-affects more women than men. If you're wondering, "What does a hiatal hernia feel like?" keep ...

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 primary doctor declared it an “incisional hernia,” probably due to ...