In gastrointestinal surgery, robotics has moved beyond being a technological advancement to becoming a preferred approach for ...

Hernias are common and most aren’t serious, but complications can occur. A hernia is the abnormal protrusion of an organ or ...

UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery has received a new designation as a hernia and abdominal wall surgery fellowship program at UAB. Divsion of Gastroinestinal Surgery Professor Richard Stahl, ...

Pope Francis underwent abdominal surgery Wednesday afternoon after being admitted to A. Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, according to the Vatican. He is expected to remain in the hospital for ...

Pope Francis is undergoing abdominal surgery Wednesday at a hospital in Rome to treat an intestinal blockage, the Vatican says. A statement from the Holy See Press Office said the operation, which was ...

Pope Francis was in “good general condition” Thursday, alert and breathing on his own, following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the ...

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 ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a four-hour double hernia surgery in Brasília after doctors confirmed the ...

According to reports, Emraan had suffered a severe abdominal tissue tear to his rectus abdominis muscles, or the tissues that ...

A former Army drill sergeant leader has a belly button again — and a new life — thanks to a teenage organ donor and a team of doctors at Duke University Hospital. Johnathan Nauta, 37, of Fayetteville, ...