Hiatus hernia

Schematic diagram showing hiatal hernia.

A hiatus hernia, or hiatal hernia, is when part of the stomach squeezes up into the chest through an opening ("hiatus") in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a large, thin sheet of muscle between the chest and the abdomen (tummy).

Femoral Hernia

Last Updated: 11 December 2018

A hernia occurs when an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall. Usually, your muscles are strong and tight enough to keep your intestines and organs in place. However, sometimes they are not, and this causes a hernia.

A femoral hernia appears as a painful lump the size of a large grape in the inner upper part of the thigh or groin. The lump can often be pushed back in or will disappear when you lie down. Coughing or straining may make the lump appear.

Site of a femoral hernia in the groin.

Inguinal Hernia

Inguinal Hernia

A hernia occurs when an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall. Your muscles are usually strong and tight enough to keep your intestines and organs in place, but sometimes they are not, which causes a hernia.

Schematic diagram showing the usual site of an inguinal hernia.

Hernias

Last Updated: 11 December 2018

A hernia is where an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall. The muscles are usually strong enough to keep the organs in place. However, a weakness may cause a hernia to occur.

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