What to Know About Diaphragmatic Hernia
A diaphragmatic hernia is a hole in your diaphragm, the muscle located below the lungs that helps you inhale and exhale. When this type of hole occurs, it allows part of the organs from your belly to move into the chest cavity near your lungs. The problem can cause severe breathing problems. Without treatment, it can threaten your life.
Hernia Symptoms in Women
Hernias are less common in women, have different symptoms than in men, and are often misdiagnosed. A hernia occurs when an internal structure pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall—the muscles and tissue covering the front of your torso. More common in the groin (inguinal hernia) or upper thigh (femoral hernia), a hernia can develop anywhere from the ribcage to the upper thigh.
Overview of treatment for inguinal and femoral hernia in adults
An inguinal or femoral hernia repair is performed urgently in patients who develop complications such as acute incarceration or strangulation. Thus, there are no contraindications to the urgent repair when one of these complications arises. For patients without complications, the optimal timing of repair (watchful waiting versus early repair) and the optimal surgical technique (open versus minimally invasive approach) are controversial and are the focus of this topic.
The 6 Most Common Types of Hernia
A hernia occurs when a piece of tissue bulges through an area of the body. Types of hernias include those affecting the abdominal wall, thigh, intestine, umbilical cord, and surgical incisions.
How to tell if you have a femoral hernia
A femoral hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the muscle wall of the groin or inner thigh. Symptoms can include a tender or painful lump, groin discomfort, abdominal pain, and more.
