Hernia repair is about 20 percent of Dr. W. Borden Hooks III’s practice at NHRMC Physician Specialists – General Surgery Specialists. “Essentially a hernia is just a hole in the muscular layer of your abdominal wall,” Hooks said. Hernias most commonly occur in places that used to be open when babies were in the womb, […]
Surgeon Experience Leads Risk Factors for Developing a Recurrent Hernia in Adults – International Guidelines
Patients often want to know what they did ‘wrong’ to have developed a hernia. The incidence of developing a primary inguinal hernia in a male is from about 27% – 42% and 3%-5.8% in women. The data shows that patients have no significant impact on their risk for developing a hernia. In other words, patients […]
Occult Hernias – Hernias not Identified on Physical Examination – International Guidelines
Some of our patients who present with a hernia on one side ask if we can repair the opposite side at the same time. Especially when we perform a laparoscopic hernia repair, the additional time and effort required to repair the opposite side is minimal. However, as with any procedure in medicine, there is always […]
Surgical Treatment Options for Inguinal Hernias – International Guidelines
In our last blog post discussing the International Guidelines for Groin Hernia Management, we reviewed how hernias are diagnosed and when patients should have surgery. Today I’d like to discuss what can help patients (and their surgeons) make the decision on what type of surgery to have for their hernia. The determinants for an optimal […]
Diagnosing and Deciding Whether to Treatment an Inguinal Hernia – International Guidelines
The first step in the workup for an inguinal hernia is obviously making an accurate diagnosis. Once that diagnosis is made, then our patients need to make a decision on whether they want treatment at the time of diagnosis. So let’s start with how hernias are diagnosed. By far the most common diagnostic test for […]
International guidelines for groin hernia management
Due to the impact that groin hernias have on the healthcare system and the patients who require treatment, it is important that we understand the details of groin hernia care so that we can best take care of our patients. This includes everything from the the causes and diagnosis of groin hernias, all the way […]
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