If the hernia is going down the inguinal canal (indirect), the hernia sac is either pushed back or tied off and removed. The weak spot in the muscle wall—where the hernia bulges through—traditionally ...

Incarceration: This comes about when a part of the bulged tissue is entrapped in the hernia sac and cannot be easily pushed ...

An enterocele is essentially a vaginal hernia in which the peritoneal sac containing a portion of the small bowel extends into the rectovaginal space between the posterior surface of the vagina ...

If you have a hiatal hernia, part of your upper stomach bulges ... from gastric contents becoming trapped in the hernial sac. To reduce GERD, be mindful of the position of your stomach as you ...