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The medical term for hernia surgery is herniorrhaphy (her” ne-or’ah-fe).   Hernia surgery can involve more than one physical location as hernias can range from inguinal, hiatal, femoral, or umbilical hernias.  All hernias are caused by an internal organ creating a bulge because it has gone through weakened muscle.

Inguinal hernia occurs as the intestine produces a bulge in the groin or scrotum, and is nearly all hernia is occurring to men. Hiatus hernia is happened by stomach protruding into the interval that lives in the chest wall because of the weakness of support tissues such as muscle tissue.

A femoral hernia is located near the femoral artery in the upper thigh and is caused by the intestines having gone through muscle tissue as well.

Umbilical hernias are hernias in the belly and usually include intestinal protrusions. As a result, hernia surgery is used to fix the bulb before it brings about a blockage of one of the stomach or intestines, which would then require an emergency operation.

If you have a hernia, surgery may also be recommended if previous surgery has weakened part of the musculature that is holding in either the intestines or stomach. That is called an incision hernia.

Besides obesity surgery, hernia surgery is one of the most common surgeries performed on Americans, possibly because Americans are often overweight, and being overweight tends to push around tissues to accommodate fat storage.

Once you have been diagnosed with a hernia and have decided to repair your hernia, tests will be given to you to verify that you are qualified for surgery and to ensure that your physical condition, blood type, etc.

You will have a sedative and a line will be inserted in your hand or front to be able to give intravenous drugs. You will be unconscious during the operation itself, and therefore feel no pain.

In most hernia surgeries, the actual repair portion of the hernia surgery means that an opening will be created via an incision so that the surgeon can push the protruding tissue back where it belongs, and then the surgeon will either sew up the muscular tear, or possibly insert a mesh to hold the repair together.

At times laparoscopic surgery can be done by laparoscopic gastric bypass that means that a small tube containing a fiber optic camera is placed in a very small incision to show the surgeon through the operation, and another tube is inserted to carry out the surgeon.

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