Approximately 90,000 ventral hernia repairs are performed each year in the usa. Most are performed by the conventional “open” method. Some are carried out laparoscopically. In case your surgeon has recommended a laparoscopic repair, this brochure will help you know very well what a hernia is and much more about the treatment.

Laparoscopic hernia repair is really a way to fix tears or openings in the abdominal wall using small incisions, laparoscopes (small telescopes inserted to the abdomen) and a patch (screen or mesh) to strengthen the abdominal wall. It might offer a quicker return to work and normal activities with decreased pain for many patients.

Whenever a ventral hernia occurs, it usually arises in the abdominal wall in which a previous surgical incision was made. In this region the stomach muscles have weakened; this leads to a bulge or perhaps a tear. Just as that the inner tube pushes via a damaged tire, the inner lining from the abdomen pushes through the weakened part of the abdominal wall to form a balloon-like sac.

This can allow a loop of intestines or other abdominal contents to push to the sac. When the abdominal contents find yourself in trouble inside the sac, they are able to become trapped or “incarcerated.” This may result in potentially serious issues that might require emergency surgery. Other sites that ventral hernias can be cultivated would be the belly button (umbilicus) or any other area of the abdominal wall. A hernia does not get better with time, nor will it disappear alone.

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