Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Information from SAGES | Ventral hernia

When a ventral hernia occurs, it usually arises in the abdominal wall where a previous surgical incision was made. In this area the abdominal muscles have ...SkiptoprimarynavigationSkiptomaincontentSkiptofooterVentralHerniaRepairSurgeryPatientInformationfromSAGESFindaSAGESSurgeonReturntoPatientInformationApproximately350,000-500,000ventralherniarepairsareperformedeachyearintheUnitedStates.Manyareperformedbytheconventional“open”method.Someareperformedlaparoscopically.Ifyoursurgeonhasrecommendedalaparoscopicrepair,thisbrochurecanhelpyouunderstandwhataherniaisandmoreaboutthetreatment.Laparoscopicventralherniarepairisatechniquetofixtearsoropeningsintheabdominalwallusingsmallincisions,laparoscopes(smalltelescopesinsertedintotheabdomen)andapatch(screenormesh)toreinforcetheabdominalwall.Itmayofferaquickerreturntoworkandnormalactivitieswithdecreasedpainforsomepatients.AboutHerniasWhatisaVentralHernia?Whenaventralherniaoccurs,itusuallyarisesintheabdominalwallwhereaprevioussurgicalincisionwasmade.Inthisareatheabdominalmuscleshaveweakened;thisresultsinabulgeoratear.Inthesamewaythataninnertubepushesthroughadamagedtire,theinnerliningoftheabdomenpushesthroughtheweakenedareaoftheabdominalwalltoformaballoon-likesac.Thiscanallowaloopofintestinesorotherabdominalcontentstopushintothesac.Iftheabdominalcontentsgetstuckwithinthesac,theycanbecometrappedor“incarcerated.”Thiscouldleadtopotentiallyseriousproblemsthatmightrequireemergencysurgery.Othersitesthatventralherniascandeveloparethebellybutton(umbilicus)oranyotherareaoftheabdominalwall.Aherniadoesnotgetbetterovertime,norwillitgoawaybyitself.HowDoIKnowIfIHaveaVentralHernia?Aherniaisusuallyrecognizedasabulgeunderyourskin.Occasionally,itcausesnodiscomfortatall,butyoumayfeelpainwhenyouliftheavyobjects,cough,strainduringurinationorbowelmovementsorwithprolongedstandingorsitting.Thediscomfortmaybesharporadullachethatgetsworsetowardstheendoftheday.Anycontinuousorseverediscomfort,redness,nauseaorvomitingassociatedwiththebulgearesignsthatthehern


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