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Can A Pregnant Woman Get Hernia?
Anti-reflux surgery is surgery to correct a problem with the muscles at the bottom of the esophagus (the tube from your mouth to the stomach). Problems with these muscles allow
This surgery can also repair a
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Fundoplication; Nissen fundoplication; Belsey (Mark IV) fundoplication; Toupet fundoplication; Thal fundoplication; Hiatal hernia repair; Endoluminal fundoplication
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Hernia
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What Is It? A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ or body part protrudes through an opening into another area where it shouldn't. Many... Read more »
Inguinal Hernia
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An inguinal hernia, or a groin hernia, is a protrusion (lump) of the small intestine or fatty tissue into the groin through a weakness or tear in the... Read more »
Diaphragmatic hernia
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Inguinal hernia repair
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