A Brief Guide Of What Is Hernia?
Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
by Ali Khan
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Hernia is an abnormal protrusion of internal organs through an abnormal opening in the wall of the cavity.A combination of increased pressure within the body of weakness in the wall is responsible for this condition condition. in internal organs or parts of organs are protruded forming a swelling that will increase the size of cough and weightlifting and the passage of stool and lying urine.In inflammation goes, except inside the irreducible and strangulated hernia.
1 The weakness of the body wall: --
a) Congenital weakness.
b) Acquired weakness due to injuries, loss of muscles, suppurative lesions in the wall and the presence of weak natural openings, obesity, lack of exercise, repeated pregnancy.
c) surgical suture with a bad or sepsis the operated site.
2) Increasing the pressure inside the body.
a) Chronic constipation.
b) Recurrent cough.
c) lifting weights.
d) a urethral stricture.
Hernia areas: --
Hernia can occur anywhere in the body.However sites hernia.Due common the presence of hard bone covering the chest wall are usually not affected.Hernia lower back is also rare because the spinal column and back muscles and ligaments and hard sheeths.The frequent abdominal hernia is wall.Compared to other parts of the abdominal wall is weak due to the presence of certain natural orifices.There are some areas where abdominal muscles are weaker and thin and all these factors make the opportunity for hernias. The areas are for hernias.
a) Inguinal hernia:
In this case, the protrusion of abdominal contents through the inguinal canal (passage in the bottom just above the inguinal abdominal wall is ligament.It both sides). This type is common in males.Initially swelling while and goes back while lying down. Later, the large intestine which can can not go back easily.
b) Femoral hernia:
This type of hernia is more females.Here the abdominal contents through the canal of the femur which is seen just below the joint of the thigh and lower abdominal wall (inside the femoral triangle). The content goes down and passes through the saphenous opening in the thigh swelling under the skin.
c) Umbilical hernia:
This is common in children.The umbilicus is the weaker part of the contents of the abdomen protruding abdomen.The May as a bulb, such as defecation, while swelling and bereavement.
d) incision hernia:
These hernias are seen in operated sites. Due to improper suturing or sepsis the operated site becomes weak due to the herniation.
e) epigastric hernia:
Hearniation here occurred in the epigastrium. It is a rare type.
f) Lumbar hernia:
Here the hernia appear in the lumbar region on both sides of the lumbar spine (the lumbar triangle). It is also a rare type.
g) Obturator hernia:
It is a rare type of hernia. The content plug through the hole in the basin.
Complications of hernia: --
1) bottleneck:
If the hernial orifice is to reduce the abdominal contents can not go back easily, and, later, the blood flow to the tissues of the hernia May be blocked because constricition.This can cause death of protruded intestine.
2) Intestinal obstruction:
This happened in any part of the intestine is protruded into the hernia sac. The narrow hernial orifice blocks the passage of the bowel.
3) Infection and peritonitis:
If there is strangulation with death of part of the intestine there is spread of infection in the abdomen as a result of peritonitis.
Treatment of hernia: --
Initial treatment: In the initial stages of hernia the following steps May be useful
1) Use of the hernia belt:
Special types of hernia belts are available for each type of protrusion heania.This prevent and relieve pain.
2) Constipation, recurrent cough, urinary obstruction, etc. should be addressed.
3) reducing the fat content increases the resistance of the abdominal wall.
4) exercises to improve abdominal muscle tone.
5) Take lots of leafy vegetables, fruit and fiber diet easy evacuation.
6) Try other systems such as homeopathy, medicine plants, and so on
If no relief by the above steps consult a surgeon for surgery.
Surgical treatment.
The following operations are performed according to the type and nature of hernia.
1) Hertniotomy: In this operation, the contents of the hernia sac is pushed into the abdomen and neck of the bag is linked to the ligature transfixion and reduce the bag.
2) herniorrhaphy: Here along the posterior wall is repaired herniotomy.
3) hernioplasty: This is done if herniotomy is not possible because of the large neck of the bag. Here the repair is done with non-resorbable healp materials like tantalum gauze, polypropylene or stainless steel mesh net.
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