What is a hernia?

A hernia is a protrusion of a tissue structure, or part of an organ through the muscle tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained. A hernia occurs when the inside layers of the abdominal muscle have weakened, resulting in a bulge or tear. Both men and women can get a hernia.

The balloon going through the hole is like the tissues of the abdomen bulging through a hernia. Serious complications from a hernia result from the trapping of tissues in the hernia a process called incarceration.

What are the symptoms of a hernia?

This signs and symptoms information for Hernia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Hernia signs or Hernia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Hernia may vary on an individual basis for each patient.

Treatment

Laparoscopic hernia repair is a newer method for repairing an inguinal hernia in adults. A Instruments to repair the hernia are inserted through other abdominal incisions. Only umbilical hernias go away without treatment. Newer hernia repair involves minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques. Laparoscopic techniques of hernia repair are especially attractive when patients are dealing with recurrent hernias or bilateral inguinal hernias.

The mesh is either placed over the defect (anterior repair) or more preferably under the defect (posterior repair). Evidence suggests that these Tension Free methods have the lowest percentage of recurrences and the fastest recovery period compared to older suture repair methods. Increasingly, some repairs are performed through laparoscopes.