Lumbar Hernia<\/strong> – Lumbar hernia occurs when the bowel, omentum or preperitoneal fat herniates through a defect in the lumbar triangles. This can be Right Lumbar Hernia or Left Lumbar Hernia<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hypogastric Hernia<\/strong> \u2013 This occurs in the hypogastric region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Epigastric Hernia<\/strong> \u2013 An epigastric hernia occurs when the intestines protrudes through the abdominal wall muscles between the umbilicus and the chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spigelian Hernia<\/strong> \u2013 A Spigelian hernia is a ventral hernia where the abdominal contents or peritoneum through the Spigelian fascia that is comprised of the transversus abdominis and the internal oblique aponeuroses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the intestinal tissue gets tightly caught as a bulge in the abdominal wall, then the condition is termed as strangulated ventral hernia. In this case the intestinal tissue cannot be pushed back and cuts the blood flow to the area causing the hernia contents to become ischemic due to compromised blood supply. This requires emergency surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are several factors that lead to the formation of ventral hernia and these include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Symptoms may last for weeks or months and\nincludes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The doctor performs a physical exam and asks about the symptoms. The doctor suggests various imaging test including ultrasound scan, CT scan or a MRI scan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ventral hernia repair is the second most common type of abdominal hernia <\/a>operation (25.6% of all hernia repairs). It includes incisional hernia, epigastric hernia, umbilical hernia, lumbar hernia and spigelian hernia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Laparoscopic surgery is performing the hernia repair through keyhole incisions using a laparoscope. A laparoscope is a thin long tube that has a camera attached to its end and enables the surgeon to view enlarged images of the cavity and the organs with a monitor attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair requires much smaller incisions than open surgery; minimal abdominal wall tissue trauma, less hematoma and seroma; wound infection is four-fold less likely to occur in patients with laparoscopic repair. Cosmetic benefit varies from case to case (lack of long scar vs. correction of abdominal bulge and apron). Length of hospital stay after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair is found to be shorter in the majority of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Laparoscopic surgery<\/a> has several advantages with a faster recovery time and minimal scars. Advantages of laparoscopic hernia removal<\/a> include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n When approaching the hernia with the traditional open technique, the fascial defect is ideally repaired with a prosthetic mesh placed in an onlay\/subfascial position. However, the appropriate positioning of the mesh usually involves a large incision and a fair amount of dissection, often complicated by the patient\u2019s body habitus. The laparoscopic approach to ventral hernia repair offers a minimally invasive technique to repair these hernias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The surgery is initiated by administering a dose of anesthesia <\/a>to relax the patient and to reduce the pain and discomfort caused by the condition. The surgeon makes a small incision in the abdominal wall and inserts a laparoscope to view the internal abdominal cavity and associated organs. A laparoscope is a thin long tube that has a camera attached to its end and enables the surgeon to view enlarged images of the cavity and the organs with a monitor attached. After investigation, the surgeon makes few more incisions to insert hernia repair tools and the bulged tissues are pushed back and placed in position. Later a mesh is placed in the weak spot of the abdominal wall to prevent the possibility of reoccurrence of hernia. Later the incisions<\/a> are closed and sutured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After the surgery, meditations are administrated to reduce pain and discomfort from the surgery. The patient can leave the hospital in a day or two and are instructed not to do any heavy tasks like weight lifting. Diet rich in fiber content and adequate fluid intakes is instructed. <\/p>\n\n\n\nStrangulated Hernia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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