When he was just three months old, Lucy Muthoni's son, who is now six years old, developed a swelling on his umbilical cord which expanded whenever he cried. "My son used to cry and sometimes cough at ...

An umbilical hernia is a condition in which part of the intestine or fat bulges out through the muscles at the belly button, where the umbilical cord is located before birth. Umbilical hernias are ...

A hernia can happen to anyone, at any age. Sometimes hernias are symptom-free, only detectable with a physical exam or ...

I had surgery for an umbilical hernia on Tuesday afternoon. I should have taken a before picture, which would have shown an innie belly button with the top "collapsed." I ended up spending Tuesday ...

Dr. Prabhakar B, HOD & Lead consultant - General, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru Hernia is one of those medical conditions that at times may start small and ...