Umbilical hernia is a type of hernia that occurs in the abdominal muscles in the intestine. This creates a bulge near belly button in most cases and creates a swollen appearing bulge. Umbilical hernia ...

You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. Hernias often happen where the belly wall is weaker, such as in ...