Hernias

A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of your stomach pushes up through your diaphragm and into your chest region. The actual cause of hiatal hernias is unknown. There are two types of hiatal hernias, fixed and sliding. This condition mostly occurs in people who are over 50 years old. It can affect up to 60 percent of people by the time they turn 60 years old. Causes The exact cause is unknown. The diaphragm is a muscle that lies between the abdomen and chest that helps you breathe.

This case study will analyse two different possible treatments for a hernia, the case study will focus on laparoscopic and open surgical technique, the benefits and the negatives, and how these surgeries will affect the patient in different terms such as procedure fear, surgery length, recovery time, cosmetic appearances. To adhere to the Health and Care Professions Council’s standards of conduct, performance and ethics, (2006). Which states that as a healthcare professional you must respect the

different types of hernias. The most common type is inguinal which occurs in the groin (Balentine, J.R, 2010). Other types of hernias are femoral, umbilical, incisional, hiatal, sports, and congenital diaphragmatic. Symptoms of a hernia may include pain or discomfort and localized swelling on the abdomen or in the groin area. If a hernia is found the usual treatment is surgery. Most common surgery is laparoscopic. What is a hernia? Why do we get them? What are symptoms caused by hernias? Who is more

An inguinal hernia can be described as a protrusion or passage of a peritoneal sac, with or without abdominal contents, through a weakened part of the abdominal wall in the groin (Drake, 2010). Inguinal hernias have been present in the medical literature from the beginning of written history. Documented as early as 1700 BC, the Hammurabi of Babylon described hernia reduction and application of trusses to prevent protrusion (Matthews, 2008). As of 2008, inguinal hernia repair was the most common

Hernias A hernia is a protrusion of an anatomical structure trough the wall that normally contains it. It can appear in many forms, abdominal hernia1, acquired hernia2, bladder hernia3, complete hernia4, and an epigastric hernia5. The most common type of hernias is the inguinal6, incisional7, femoral8, umbilical9, and hiatal10. The inguinal hernia is the protrusion of the sac that contains intraperitoneal contents. Almost 96% of all inguinal hernias happen in the groin area. Men are five times more

The patient, while undergoing a routine physical examination, presented a hernia complication. It was an incisional hernia with a notable lesion around the groin. The complication was detected from an informal diagnosis by a family member after a manifestation of a bulge around the inguinal region. The patient had a history of constant but intermittent intra-abdominal pressure from physical activities. The hernia complication was reported to manifest external bulges and internal pain in the

Hernias are very common in adults as in newborns. They are a abnormal protrusion of a part of an organ through a weak spot or other abnormal opening in a body wall. There is a couple different types of Hernias that we see in newborns such as the following ones. Diaphragmatic is a congenital hernia of the diaphragm that is where organs in the abdominal area are pushed to the left side of the chest through an opening of the diaphragm. Some signs and symptoms that you might see at the time of birth

Open hernia repair is a surgical procedure to fix a hernia. A hernia occurs when an internal organ or tissue pushes out through a weak spot in the abdominal wall muscles. Hernias commonly occur in the groin and around the navel. Most hernias tend to get worse over time. Surgery is often done to prevent the hernia from becoming bigger, uncomfortable, or an emergency. Emergency surgery may be needed if abdominal contents get stuck in the opening (incarcerated hernia) or the blood supply gets cut

1. The recorded reference to inguinal hernia dates back to 1522 BC. The Egyptian papyrus of Ebers (1552 BC) refers to the observation of this disease as “a swelling on the surface of the belly caused by coughing” (Chowbey, 2012). In 400 BC, Hippocrates (a Greek physician, 460 BC-370 BC) described the identification between hernia and hydrocele testis. 2. In 50 BC, Aulus Cornelius Celsus (25 BC-50 AD) brought the ancient Greek medicine to Rome and hernia trusses were widely used. Surgery was recommended

provide customized solution (as in a general clinic or hospital). It focuses on providing quick, convenient, and reliable cure for external types of abdominal hernias. The Hospital uses its own technique, called the Shouldice Method and claims to provide relatively short post-operative recovery period. Shouldice Hospital focus on hernia repair surgery which is mostly performed on males. Shouldice operation strategy