The clinician, therefore, diagnosed an abdominal herniation. Figure 3: A barium-swallow contrast radiograph of the same 3-year-old male budgerigar in Fig. 1. In most cases, the hernia is of little ...

Laparoscopic hernia repair is similar to other laparoscopic procedures. General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so ...

Abdominal hernias can occur near the belly button (umbilical hernia) or near an incision from a previous abdominal surgery (incisional hernia). Hernias can also develop through the diaphragm ...