Umbilical hernia in adults

Umbilical hernias in adults are largely middle-aged women, as pregnancy and childbirth weaken the umbilical ring. Operations in strangulated hernias started to do many centuries ago, but it was a very high mortality rate, which was able to overcome only about two hundred years ago.

What is an umbilical hernia and its features in adults

Umbilical hernia is a way out of organs of the abdominal cavity under the skin in the navel through the so-called hernial ring - a hole in the abdominal wall. The internal organs are usually found in hernial sac - part of the peritoneum (the inner membrane lining the inside of the abdominal rug), precipitated with the content. Hernial sac may consist of several departments - cameras and contain any internal organs inside the abdomen.

Symptoms of an umbilical hernia depends on its volume, the size of hernial ring, the presence of adhesions, and obesity in the patient.

A small umbilical hernia hernial ring with wide and the absence of adhesions is usually not too concerned about the patients - they quickly learn to do it reduce a. Large hernias with narrow gates (especially nevpravlyaemye and in patients with concomitant obesity) are an obstacle to the promotion of stool through the intestines, causing habitual constipation, pain, nausea and vomiting.

The flow of umbilical hernia in adults

Most umbilical hernias begin in women after childbirth. In this case, the hernial sac fall hinges small and large intestine, stomach or any other abdominal organs. For large hernias hernial sac is usually divided by partitions into several sections (cameras).

Symptomatic umbilical hernia is a swelling in the anterior abdominal wall that occurs when straining or with the patient standing. In the supine position the swelling is lost. If there are no adhesions, the patient reduce a hernia so himself, and she did not give him much concern (including disability does not break), but sometimes occur at the same time and pain. This is often asymptomatic leads to the fact that patients go to the doctor when the hernia becomes nevpravlyaemoy or prejudiced.

When a large hernia with narrow hernial patients often disturb constipation and other discomfort on the part of the gastrointestinal tract. In this regard, large hernias are an obstacle to physical labor. These hernias are often complicated by the infringement and intestinal obstruction.

Symptoms of a strangulated umbilical hernia in adults

Umbilical hernia occurs most often asymptomatic, but may be diminished. When squeezing the contents of the hernia sac in the hernial ring there are signs of infringement of an umbilical hernia. Impingement can start at any size hernia after pronounced physical stress, such as after lifting weights. Promotes infringement overweight patient. Usually infringed loop of the small intestine, with symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction.

The rapid compression of internal organs causing poor circulation and necrosis (necrosis) of tissue. In the case where the compression of the tissue is not too hard, just squeezed veins and venous stasis occurs, and then gradually compressed and arteries. In this case, tissue necrosis occurs more slowly and the patient's condition is not as severe.

Symptoms infringement umbilical hernia is a sharp sudden pain in the hernia, it nevpravlyaemost (even if it reduce a previously free), nausea and vomiting. After a while near the navel site redness occurs with a bluish tint.

Treatment of umbilical hernia

Umbilical hernias are treated surgically. Conduct operations in which the hernial expanding, the internal organs are in the hernial sac, back in place in the abdominal cavity, and then hernial closed and the abdominal wall is strengthened. Making such an operation should be routinely.

Contraindication to the planned surgery for an umbilical hernia Hernia: Types and symptoms - which are the most dangerous?   are any acute illness, exacerbation of chronic diseases, severe conditions associated with various diseases of internal organs. In this case, it should be conservative therapy is appointed by wearing the shroud and the limitation of physical activity. Obese individuals are also encouraged to lose weight.

This involves the same operation as in routine treatment, and if tissue necrosis occurred, they were removed.

When an umbilical hernia is necessary as soon as possible, seek medical advice and conduct a planned operation, without waiting for the formation of adhesions, and infringement of a hernia.

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