Most inguinal hernias happen because an opening in the muscle wall does not close as it should before birth.

They bulged out above the muscle wall, white and angry.

This prevents the muscle wall between the chest and the stomach from supporting the valve as it should.

Among them are valve defects and cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart's muscle walls.

The diaphragm is the muscle wall that separates the stomach from the chest.

The usual treatment for a hernia is surgery to repair the opening in the muscle wall.

The probe is inside the muscle but the nerve can be almost anywhere on the other side of the muscle wall, he said.

Moving on to the muscle wall she first slowed the flow of blood, then brought the tissue together in a perfect join.

This is the muscle wall separating your stomach from your chest.

If that's normal, she may do an echocardiogram, or ultrasound test of the heart's muscle walls.