Hernia

A hernia is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. The term is... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  General surgery
• Symptoms:  Pain especially with coughing, bulging area
• Usual onset:  50 years old (groin hernias)
• Risk factors:  Smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, pregnancy, peritoneal dialysis, collagen vascular disease, connective tissue disease
• Diagnostic method:  Based on symptoms, medical imaging
• Treatment:  Observation, surgery
• Frequency:  18.5 million (2015)
• Deaths:  59,800 (2015)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo