Umbilical hernia can occur both in a child and in an adult with a prolonged change in pressure in the abdominal cavity in the direction of increase. Diagnose the hernia is very simple: in the navel region there is a bulge, sometimes accompanied by painful sensations when sneezing, coughing.
Treatment of umbilical hernia
In childhood, the umbilical hernia is treated conservatively by therapeutic massage and gymnastics. But at the age of over five years, the disease is cured exclusively surgically. If there is a question about whether surgery is necessary for umbilical hernia, then the answer is unambiguous - yes! In the absence of radical treatment, the consequences can be the most unpleasant:
- pinched and possible inflammation of the hernial sac;
- appearance of adhesions;
- an obstruction of an intestine .
Surgery to remove umbilical hernia
The operation to remove the umbilical hernia - hernioplasty - takes place both under general and under local anesthesia:
- The essence of the operation is the dissection of the abdominal wall and the wall of the hernial sac.
- Then, after a careful examination of the contents, the surgeon directs the dropped organs through the hernial canal.
- After that the hernial bag is bandaged and removed.
- The final stage is the plastic of the abdominal wall.
There are two ways of carrying out the plastic:
- tension hernioplasty;
- non-stretching hernioplasty.
The oldest method is stretching hernioplasty. With this method of plastic occurs at the expense of local tissues - by cutting the edges of the cut with a call one on top of another, the doctor sews them. This method often has an unpleasant consequence - the re-emergence of a hernia. Therefore it is used rather seldom.
The most common option is non-stretching hernioplasty. In this case, after restoring the organs and removing the hernial sac, the plastic is produced by a non-woven mesh material made of biologically neutral polymers. This method is also used for giant hernias, weakness of the abdominal muscles or multiple relapses. Such a "net", after an operation to remove the umbilical hernia, reduces the possibility of relapse and postoperative
Rehabilitation after surgery to remove umbilical hernia
Surgery to remove the umbilical hernia is tolerated well and with the skill of the surgeon the risk of complications is minimal. As a rule, after 2-3 hours the patient can walk. In the first few days, you may be concerned about the pain that passes after taking pain medications. Sutures are removed 10-12 days after the operation. The doctor, based on your physical data, can recommend wearing a bandage. After two weeks, you can begin to gradually increase the physical load. And in a month you can completely return to your usual lifestyle.