A ventral hernia is a type that involves the abdominal wall. Those that occur near or adjacent to the belly button are called umbilical hernias. An umbilical hernia can cause a bump or bulge ...

A woman was given surprising news after her friend urged her to go to the doctors. Maisie Baxter, 20, from Woolton, runs her ...

Common types include umbilical hernias (near the belly button) and inguinal hernias (in the groin area). Pregnancy can increase the risk of hernias. This is because your growing uterus increases ...

"My son used to cry and sometimes cough at night, one day I realized a swelling on his belly button whenever ... says that an umbilical hernia is a birth defect around the umbilicus.

Narrator: Near the turn of this century ... We're talking about belly-button hernias. In the womb, the umbilical cord runs from your mom to you, passing through an opening in your abdominal ...

It is a tradition, among coastal women, to wear tummy slimming belts to shrink the belly after giving birth ... quite uncomfortable. Postpartum hernia A postpartum hernia can be described as ...

This may be an umbilical hernia, meaning the area around the navel sticks out because of weak muscles around the belly button. This never causes pain nor trouble, and it often goes away on its own.

What some pet owners see as an “outie” belly button on their dog could in fact be an umbilical hernia, which occurs when a small amount of abdominal fat protrudes through the body wall ...