SILS Hernia Surgeries
A hernia occurs when an organ pushes through muscle or tissue. Common in the abdomen, upper thigh, belly button, and groin, it can cause severe pain and may need emergency surgery. Hernias can affect both men and women and may be congenital or develop gradually, but they won't improve or resolve on their own.
What is a Hernia?
Pain Triggers and Activities
You may feel pain when you lift heavy objects, cough, and strain during urination or bowel movements, or during prolonged standing or sitting
Varied Nature of Hernia Pain
The pain may be sharp and immediate or a dull ache that gets worse toward the end of the day
Warning Signs of Entrapment
Severe, continuous pain, redness, and tenderness are signs that the hernia may be entrapped or strangulated
Urgent Hernia Symptom
These symptoms are cause for concern and immediate contact of your physician or surgeon is essential as it may lead to life threatening complications.
Signs & Symptoms
Diagnosis
The appendix is a narrow, small, finger-shaped portion of the large intestine that generally hangs down from (within) the lower right side of the abdomen
Appendicitis is a sudden inflammation of the appendix. Although the appendix does not seem to serve any purpose, it can become diseased and, if untreated, can rupture, causing infection and even death.
Diagnosing Obvious Hernias
A doctor will perform a physical exam. If a person has an obvious hernia, the doctor will not require any other tests to make the diagnosis (if the person is healthy otherwise).
Identifying Indirect Inguinal Hernias
If a person might have an indirect inguinal hernia, the doctor will feel for the potential pathway and look for a hernia by inverting the skin of the scrotum with his or her finger.
Clinical Examination for hernia Symptoms
If a person has symptoms of a hernia (dull ache in the groin or other body area or pain with lifting or straining but without an obvious lump), the doctor may feel the area while increasing abdominal pressure (having you stand or cough). This action may make the hernia able to be felt.
Diagnostic Imaging for Hernias
The doctor may order an X-ray, ultrasound, or CT scan.
The use of an abdominal wall binder is occasionally prescribed but often, ineffective. Incisional hernias do not go away on their own, and, may enlarge with time. One of the following 3 surgical procedures is preferred to resolve a hernia:
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The traditional surgery approach is done through an incision in the abdominal wall.
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The second approach is a laparoscopic incisional hernia repair.
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The third approach is the single incision laparoscopic hernia repair surgery. This surgery is quickly becoming the main choice of hernia surgery due to the following key differences with other surgeries
Treatment Options
Treatment for hernia
