Inguinal Hernia
After age twelve, birthdays should be as private as hernia surgery - Erma Bombeck
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My health story: inguinal hernia
Surfing, Jet-Skiing, hill-walking… I’ve always kept myself busy. Before I retired I even had two jobs. I was a painter and decorator and, at weekends, I was a children’s entertainer.
Ironically, it was the latter that started my problems. I was at a kids’ party, making a balloon sculpture, about 15 years ago. I tried to blow up a balloon that hadn’t been stretched first and ‘bang!’ I felt something go.
It was low down, just above the groin on the right-hand side. A quick burst of agony that subsided into a dull ache. I suspected it was a hernia – though, to be honest, I didn’t really know what one was. It was something people used to laugh about… maybe a gag in a Carry…
Resources
Inguinal Hernia Imaging and Reduction
Hernias that are clearly strangulated should not be reduced at the bedside and surgical consultation is warranted; however, these are not always easily distinguishable on physical exam. While patients with incarcerated hernias without strangulation can present with systemic symptoms including nausea and vomiting, signs of strangulation include toxic appearance of the patient, significant systemic symptoms, or pain that persists after reduction of the hernia.
A Secret for Patients Undergoing Hernia Repair
Hernia repair, one of the most common surgical procedures, carries a risk many patients don't consider: chronic pain after surgery.
Fascinating history of groin hernias: Comprehensive recognition of anatomy, classic considerations for herniorrhaphy, and current controversies in hernioplasty
Groin hernias include indirect inguinal, direct inguinal, femoral, obturator, and supravesical hernias. Here, we summarize historical turning points, anatomical recognition and surgical repairs. Groin hernias have a fascinating history in the fields of anatomy and surgery.
The History of Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Inguinal herniorrhaphy techniques have developed through the ages as knowledge of groin anatomy has improved. Through an appreciation of this evolution, modern approaches incorporating the lessons of the past have become safer and more effective. A failure to understand this history only results in repeating the mistakes of the past.
Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Recovery Journal
This blog article is a journal of my personal experience recovering from Hernia surgery. I hope you find its contents useful in preparing for similar surgery yourself.
International guidelines for groin hernia management
Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually. The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques for groin hernia repair warrant guidelines to standardize care, minimize complications, and improve results.
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Surgery Info
Many are performed by the conventional “open” method. Some inguinal hernia repairs are performed using a small telescope known as a laparoscope. If your surgeon has recommended a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, this brochure can help you understand what a hernia is and about the treatment.
Me and My Hernia
Three weeks ago I lifted a bag of photo gear with terrible form (always lift with the knees) and felt something pop.
NHS rationing putting hernia patients' lives at risk, say surgeons
Patients with hernia problems are being left in pain and at risk of needing emergency surgery, and even of death, because the NHS is increasingly rationing surgery to treat it.
Richard Smith: The joy of a hernia repair
I had a hernia repair recently, but the day turned out to be one of the pleasantest I’ve had in a long time. Can that really be true?
The World's Biggest Hernia
I blogged a while back, complaining that I had a hernia. It's large. It visibly protrudes from my abdomen. It's to my right, in the corner of the triangle that pubic hair makes. I've been trying to get surgery since the middle of December.
What Having Hernia Surgery Taught Me About Time Management
Hernia surgery isn’t terrible; it’s outpatient and laparoscopic. But it’s serious enough to require general anesthesia during and Percocet after. It took me off my usual game and forced me to evaluate how I spend my time.
Why Are Men More Susceptible to Hernias?
Inguinal hernias can happen to women, but they’re far more common in men. This is because of men’s different anatomy in the groin area. Men have a small hole in the groin muscles necessary for blood vessels to pass through to their testicles. This slight difference makes men more susceptible to inguinal hernias than women.
My health story: inguinal hernia
Around one in ten of us will get a hernia of some description, and an inguinal hernia is by far the most common.
6 Inguinal Hernia Exercises You Should Try
When it comes to an inguinal hernia, exercises can help manage or even prevent the onset. Classified as a protrusion through the abdominal wall near the inguinal canal, or groin, an inguinal hernia is the most common. Affecting just over 60% of people, symptoms include pain and discomfort at the hernia site with bending, lifting, and coughing.
HerniaSurge
To develop and implement International Guidelines for Treatment of groin hernia in adult patients.
The Herniabible Blog
Advice from people who have had an inguinal hernia.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
An inguinal hernia is a bulging of the contents of the abdomen through a weak area in the lower abdominal wall. Inguinal hernias can occur at either of two passages through the lower abdominal wall, one on each side of the groin. These passages are called inguinal canals. Inguinal hernias can also occur through two deeper passages in the groin called the femoral canals. Hernias through these passages are also known as femoral hernias.
Patient
Inguinal hernias in older children and adults usually develop gradually but can occur suddenly with an episode of heavy lifting causing 'rupture'.
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