A hernia gets strangulated when its content is clamped down by the surrounding tissues. This results in cutting off of the blood supply to the contents which may be a part of th

Incisional hernia represents the protrusion of tissue from the site of a healing surgical scar in the abdomen. The protrusion hardly causes discomfort because t

Femoral Hernia involves the protrusion of fatty tissue or part of the small intestine into the femoral canal through a weak point in the surrounding muscle wall. Fem

This occurs when a portion of the intestine or fatty tissues bulge through the abdominal wall into the inguinal canal, appearing as swelling in the groin. The inguinal canal is a

Umbilical hernia describes the protrusion of fatty tissue or part of the intestine in a sac through the abdomen into the navel, appearing like a bulge through the