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What is the first symptom a person may have with an incisional hernia?
is pain, with or without a bulge in the abdomen at or near the site of the original surgery. Incisional hernias can increase in size and gradually produce more noticeable symptoms. Incisional hernias may or may not require surgical treatment.
What considerations govern the decision to perform eye muscle surgery?
For successful development of binocular vision and the ability to perceive three-dimensionally, eye muscle surgery should not be postponed past the age of four years. The earlier the surgery, the better the outcome,
How is an incisional hernia repair done?
Incisional hernias occur most frequently at the site of a scar from earlier abdominal surgery. Once again, the abdomen is opened and the intestines returned to their proper place. The area is reinforced with mesh, and the abdominal wall is.
I need to find a TRUE specialist who is and has performed Laparoscopic surgery on incisional/ventral hernia's. ?
better to go for Hernia Specialist Training Course, in that we can find the true specialist.
What are the risks of a pyloroplasty?
Potential complications of this abdominal surgery include excessive bleeding, surgical wound infection, incisional hernia, recurrence of gastric ulcer, chronic diarrhea, and malnutrition
What risks are involved with bariatric surgery?
Any surgery carries risk. The powerful drugs used during an operation are extremely potent and can have negative side effects. However, risks specific to bariatric surgery include: gastric dumping syndrome, incisional hernia, other infections and even death.
Are all incisional hernias also ventral hernias?
that's correct, but not all ventral herniae are incisional herniae, and even though some none-ventral herniae ( i.e. inguinal , femoral or umbllical ) are incisional in its pathophysiology ( i.e. technical failure and/or wound healing disturbance ) , yet they are not considered or labelled as incisional ones, simply because they are none-ventral ones ( i.e. they are "natural anatomical weakness points"), instead they are labelled "recurrent" ( i.e. recurrent inguinal or femoral or umbllical herniae ). Dr. N. Alzerwi, MBBS, General Surgery Resident, R3, RKH, Riyadh, KSA
How do they repair a leaking spinal cord?
This has to have happened following surgery or trauma... If from surgery, strict bed rest (obviously, in the hospital) with vacuum bag to incisional area for at least 3 days... If the leak continues, the patient is returned to the operating room, the incision is opened and the sac is re-sutured...
Why do I need to see so many doctors prior to surgery and who makes the final decision if I can have the surgery?
Doctors need to check if you are ready for surgery. The head doctor is the person who decided if a person can have a surgery but the patient or whoever has power of attorney makes the final decision.
What represents the contents of a surgical package?
E/M visit requiring decision for surgery
Considerations about gastric bypass surgery?
Plastic surgery gastric bypass is one of those things that should be considered thoughtfully and with much reflection. Plastic surgery to correct obesity should be investigated thoroughly and understood well before embarking upon it. Doctors can coach you through it and provide you resources and information, but the ultimate end of the decision comes to you. The buck stops with you when it's your health and your decision to lose the excess weight which may be holding you back. There are too few good doctors that can perform the surgery well over time, and you had better not take your chances with someone less experienced.
Is the surgeon responsible who did the gallbladder and stones surgery when a incisional hernia follows in less than 11 months?
I had my gall bladder and stones removed 11 months ago. In the last 3 months i developed a lump behind the large scar due to the surgery. Located in the mid section of chest, under the breasts. I went back to my original surgeon. He says it is an incisional hernia. He has to go back in and stitch it. All of the same procedures in the hospital that I went threw before. WHY and How did this happen? Is it somewhat HIS fault? Internal stitches too tight? I did not do any physical activity after the surgery that would have caused undue stress on the incisions. It was laproscopy. thank you. Scooby do
