How to Tell You Have a Hernia: Signs and Symptoms
A hernia is typically a painless bulge that doesn't require immediate treatment. Get to know the symptoms of hernias and when you should seek further medical care.
Surgical methods and outcomes of inguinal hernia repair in children, adolescents and young adults in a retrospective cohort study
Laparoscopic repair as an alternative option for pediatric inguinal hernia has increased worldwide. We aimed to analyze the surgical methods of inguinal hernia repair among children, adolescents and young adults, and evaluate the surgical outcomes of reoperation and postoperative complications.
Anterior Gastropexy Added to Paraesophageal Hernia Repair May Reduce Recurrence
Paraesophageal hernia is a variant of hiatal hernia that occurs when a portion of the stomach herniates through the esophageal hiatus alongside the esophagus. These hernias may cause severe reflux symptoms and post-prandial chest pain. Life-threatening complications, including ischemic injury, perforation, and obstruction also occur. Minimally invasive surgical hernia repair is the recommended treatment for this condition, but hernia recurrence rates of more than 50% have been reported. Data cited by the authors suggested that suturing of the stomach to the anterior abdominal wall—anterior gastropexy—after hernia repair could reduce recurrences.
Hiatus hernia
Hiatus hernias (alternative plural: herniae) occur when there is herniation of abdominal contents through the oesophageal hiatus of the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity.
What are the complications of an inguinal hernia?
An inguinal hernia can become stuck, or incarcerated. Without treatment, this can lead to strangulation, causing the tissue inside the hernia to die.
