What Is an Epigastric Hernia? An epigastric (eh-pih-GAS-trik) hernia is when a little piece of fat from inside the belly pushes through the abdominal muscles between the belly button and the chest.
What Is an Epigastric Hernia? An epigastric (eh-pih-GAS-trik) hernia is when a little piece of fat from inside the belly pushes through the abdominal muscles between the belly button and the chest.
Hernia surgery treatments are used to repair a variety of types of hernias including epigastric, umbilical, incisional, lumbar, hiatal and Spigelian hernias. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair and ...