Inguinal Hernia Surgery Open
In open inguinal hernia repair a single long incision is made in the groin.
Inguinal hernia surgery open. Herniotomy removal of the hernial sac only. If the hernia is going down the inguinal canal indirect it is either pushed back or tied off and removed. Open inguinal surgery is generally performed by a general surgeon. If the hernia is going down the inguinal canal indirect the hernia sac is either pushed back or tied off and removed.
The surgery may be done under regional or general anesthesia. An inguinal hernia repair may be done as an open surgery or as a laparoscopic or keyhole surgery. An inguinal hernia is the bulging fatty tissue or a part of the bowel such as the intestine that pushes through a weakened area or defect in the abdomen near the groin. For open hernia repair surgery a single long incision is made in the groin.
If the hernia is bulging out of the abdominal wall a direct hernia the bulge is pushed back into place. A hernia is a hole through the muscle layers in the abdominal wall. An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue usually from the small intestine protrudes through the part of abdominal wall near the groin. Surgery remains the ultimate treatment for all types of hernias as they will not get better on their own however not all require immediate repair.
Elective surgery is offered to most patients. Your surgeon will put you under general anesthesia to keep you asleep during the surgery and so you. The aim of both the surgical approach is to return the abdominal tissue back into the abdominal cavity. This is preferred in young individuals who have normal muscles and repair of the wall of the inguinal canal is not required.
The surgeon makes a cut incision to open your skin. Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube called the inguinal canal in the groin region. He ll gently push the hernia back into place tie it off or. There are three broad types of inguinal hernia repairs.
You will receive general anesthesia before having open surgery. Open inguinal hernia surgery. Therefore surgery can be performed from either the abdominal side as in the laparoscopic approach or through the skin as in a traditional open approach. Open surgeries where a surgeon makes a long incision into the groin is one type of surgery to address this problem.