Benjamin Miller, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He completed his residency at Vanderbilt ...

The groin is the area between the lower abdomen and the upper thighs ... surgery to break up or remove the stone. Pain in the groin may result from a hernia, which may be inguinal or femoral.

While some people with a femoral hernia may have no symptoms, others may notice a bulge in the groin or upper thigh and pain ...

People with a hiatus hernia often complain of upper abdominal or chest pain and will also often have severe heartburn. The valve or sphincter at the end of the gullet is supposed to remain closed ...