Hernia- Types, Symptoms and its Surgery

If you follow sports news, then you must have heard about athletes getting injured by a hernia. It eventuates when tissues bulge out tearing the muscles of an organ apart. For instance, tissues from intestines may bump out through a weak area. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine states that approx twenty million people suffer from a hernia every year. According to American College of Surgeons (ACS), groin (inguinal) is the most common hernia sites, and it occurs more often in men. Another site is the navel (umbilical) which can take place in both, men or women. "For women, femoral hernias, which show as a bulge in the groin, upper thigh, or labia, are often seen," states Dignity Health. When a hernia takes place outside of its location, it is defined as follows: 

Reducible- When the bulging tissues can be pushed back into the opening.

Incarcerated- Also known as irreducible, it is condition opposite to reducible type. In this case, it is not possible to push and pack the tissues back into the muscles.

Strangulated- It happens when intestine gets stuck in the hernia pouch while obstructing blood supply to the intestine.

Symptoms

·         Sharp pain in affected area (usually in lower abdomen)

·         Weakness

·         Heaviness in abdomen

·         Burning or gurgling sensation in affected area

·         Acid reflux (burning sensation in stomach due to reverse action of acid)

·         Chest pain

·         Difficulties in swallowing food

Surgery

Augmentation in a hernia doesn't sound to be a medicinal curable condition. When it grows, it causes intense & unbearable pain. A remedy to this extremity is to operate and fix the distortion. The surgery takes place by creating an incision at the hernia site and sewing the distorted portion with surgical mesh.  There are two types of operations:

Laparoscopic surgery- It is a minimally invasive technique which takes place by creating a few incisions and using miniaturized surgical equipment & a tiny camera to patch the deformation. This method proves to be less menacing to the surrounding tissues. However, not all types of a hernia can be cured with a laparoscopic approach like when a portion of intestine gets displaced into the scrotum.

Open surgery- It is an entirely invasive approach and costs a long recovery time. A mesh is used to repair the torn part after the leaning tissues are pushed back to their original space.

Hernia Surgery in San Antonio

If you are suffering from a hernia or if anyone in your circle is looking for hernia specialist in San Antonio then prefer consultation at none less than Digestive and Liver Disease Center of San Antonio PLLC. They offer personalized and quality care with most advanced diagnostic and treatment methods. Book an appointment now!