Ventral Hernia | Ventral hernia

RightCareHerniaSurgeryViewAllHerniaSurgeryArticlesVentralHerniaIntroductionSymptomsCausesTreatmentsBy HealthgradesEditorialStaffWasthishelpful?49TwitterFacebookLinkedInWhatisaventralhernia?Aherniaisaprotrusionoftissuefromoneareaofthebodythroughthewallthatcontainsit.Herniasmaybepresentatbirthduetoincompleteclosureofastructure,ortheymaydeveloplaterastheresultofincreasedpressurepushingagainstaweakenedareaofmuscleoritsfibroussheath(fascia).Abdominalherniasaretypicallycomposedofaportionofthemembranoussacthatencirclestheabdominalorgans(theperitoneum),andtheycanalsoincludefattytissueandportionsoftheintestine.Ventralherniasareatypeofabdominalherniathatcommonlyoccursalongthemidlineoftheabdominalwall,althoughtheycanoccuratanylocationontheabdominalwall.Umbilicalherniasarethosethatoccurbeneathornearthenavel.Ventralherniasthatoccuratthesiteofapreviousabdominalsurgeryarecalledincisionalhernias.Theyarefairlycommon.Youmayexperiencepainwithaventralhernia,orhavenopainatall.Typically,thistypeofabdominalherniaappearsasabulgeintheabdomenthatgetslargerovertime.Mostventralherniasarereducible,astheircontentscanbepushedbackintotheabdomentemporarily.Treatmentrequiressurgerytoreducethecontentsoftheherniaandtocloseandreinforcetheopeningintheabdominalwall.Ifswellingispresent,itcanleadtoentrapment,or“incarceration,”oftheherniacontents.Incarcerationcanultimatelyposeariskofreducedbloodsupplytothetissuesinvolved,resultingintissue“strangulation.”Tissuestrangulationistypicallyaccompaniedbyintensepain,anditconstitutesamedicalemergencythatrequiresimmediatetreatmenttopreventtissuedeath(necrosis).Tissuestrangulationisapotentiallylife-threateningmedicalemergencyrequiringimmediatemedicalinterventiontoreduceyourriskofbowelorothertissuedeath.Seekimmediatemedicalcare(call911)ifyou,orsomeoneyouarewith,experiencesymptomssuchasprofusesweating;severeabdominalpain;increasedswellingwithtight,glisteningredskin;rapidheartrate(tachycardia);severenauseaandvomiting;changeinbowelhabitssuchastheinabilitytohavebowelmovemen


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