Imagine a barrel with a hole in its side and a balloon that is blown up inside the barrel. Part of the inflated balloon would bulge out through the hole. The balloon going through the hole is like the tissues of the abdomen bulging through a hernia.
A hernia is sometimes described as a rupture and is found commonly as a lump in the groin area. This type of hernia is referred to by doctors as a primary inguinal hernia. A hernia develops when a loop of the gut bulges out through a weakened part of the abdominal wall. Hernias can occur at any age and affect both men and women.
Hernias tend to occur at places where there is a natural weakness in the wall of the abdomen. The most common location for hernias is the groin (or inguinal) area. There are several reasons for this tendency. First, there is a natural anatomical weakness in the groin region which results from incomplete muscle coverage. Second, the upright position of human posture results in a greater force occurring at the bottom of the abdomen, thereby increasing the stress on these weaker tissues. The combination of these factors over time breaks down the support tissues enlarging any preexisting hole or leads to a tear resulting in a new hole.
Several different types of hernia may occur and frequently coexist, in the groin area. These include the top of the leg (femoral hernia), ventral hernia, occurs in the midline of the abdomen, usually above the navel (umbilicus). This type of hernia is usually painless. Hernias can also occur within the navel (umbilical hernia). Some hernias occur at the site of a previous operation (incisional hernia).
Most hernias cause a bulge under the skin. The location of this bulge depends on the specific type of hernia. The main symptom of a hernia is the appearance of a lump in your abdomen or groin area. The lump may be painless and only be discovered during a check-up.
In some cases, you may be able to push the lump back into your abdomen. This is known as a reducible hernia. A hernia that cannot be pushed back into place is known as an irreducible hernia. People with an irreducible hernia are more likely to experience bowel obstruction, or interruption of the blood supply to the intestine, which is known as a strangulated hernia.
Although not all hernias need to be operated on, hernias that cause symptoms or that become larger should be repaired by a surgeon. The technique used to repair your hernia depends on its type, size, and location. There are many options, including standard surgery, surgery using mesh plugs or patches, and surgery done using a telescope through a small incision (laparoscopic surgery). Through the ages, the treatment of hernia has gone through various changes and modifications. Significant changes that have taken place in the treatment of Hernia are:
Needlescopy or Miniature Laparoscopy is a step beyond routing conventional laparoscopic surgery. The incision is so small (less than 3 mm), that virtually no scaring happens and can be carried as a daycare procedure.
Our surgeons perform needlescopic surgery by putting narrow tubes called trocars into these small incisions and then bypassing these miniature instruments or better called needlescopic instruments through these tubes and with added a small television monitor/camera for video-scopic guidance and vision.
All the routine procedures can be done in needlescopic way i.e. Cholecystectomy, Appendicectomy, Paediatric Hernia Repair, diagnostic procedures, etc.
In our center, we have performed needlescopic surgery in two pediatric patients, who were just at the tender age of 3 years, but presented with agonizing pain and distress in the abdomen which was unbearable for a small kid. Our Dr. H.s. Jolly, analyzed this problem and decided to operate on the patient by needlescopic surgery.
At last, it is a convening message that miniature laparoscopy can be performed for routine ailments and is being performed regularly at RG Stone Hospital with the added advantages over the routine laparoscopy.
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