Inguinal hernia

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

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

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

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

Inguinal Hernia, Pediatric A hernia is a bulge of tissue that pushes through an opening between muscles. It is common for children to have an inguinal hernia. This means a section of your child’s intestine is pushing through a small opening in the muscles of the child's lower belly, where the belly meets the inner thigh (groin). An inguinal hernia happens when a natural opening in the groin muscles fails to close properly. Inguinal hernias are more common in boys than girls. That is because, as

A patient signed an arbitration agreement before he say the doctor for his surgery and the surgery went bad and the patient filed for compensation due to effects from the wrong doings of the doctor. The court ruled that the arbitration agreement could not be upheld. This case shows what could result in someone not being able to read legal papers before they sign or not knowing they have the right to not sign said paperwork. The majority opinion for this case is correct. the wording on the arbitration

nursing procedure framework. This will use tools like care planning, intervention, patient assessment, and evaluation of the patient outcomes. In the case study, Mark a 60-year-old Caucasian male is to undergo a general surgery to repair his inguinal hernia, after being referred by his general practitioner. The patient is a moderate drinker, a little overweight, but is healthy and fit. This article describes the patient's pathway through the peri-operative journey entailing the nursing care received

InguinoScrotal Hernia: A case report Abstract: Giant Inguino scrotal hernia, though an uncommon entity presents with operative dilemma as there are no standard surgical procedure. Here we present a case of giant inguinoscrotal hernia which was partly reducible. Patient underwent mesh repair after reduction of content through inguinal and lower midline laprotomy with scotal reconstruction. Key words: Giant inguino-scrotal hernia, mesh repair. Introduction: Giant inginoscrotal hernia are defined as

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

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