Laparoscopic Umbilical Hernia Repair
What is an Umbilical Hernia?
An umbilical hernia occurs when tissues from the intestine or abdominal cavity push through a soft/weak part of the abdominal wall at the belly button. The intestine loops or the abdominal tissue rips as a result of this.
Tissue weakening can be caused by a variety of factors, including natural weakness, heavy lifting, chronic coughing, and straining with bowel movements or urination. This is a condition that can affect adults as well as children.
What are the symptoms of
Umbilical hernia?
The symptoms of Umbilical hernia are as Follows :
- Swelling at Naval region
- Severe pain in the abdomen region
- The affected area might turn blue
How is the laparoscopic repair of umbilical hernia surgery
carried out?
A laparoscopic operation is a technique that allows you to see within your body Umbilical hernia repair, like other laparoscopic operations, is done under anaesthesia.
Where the surgeon makes incisions through which a laparoscope (a laparoscope is a small instrument with a narrow tube that has a light source and camera at the end of the tube) is inserted, and the hernia is located using the Laparoscope’s video camera, and the hernia is reduced with the help of surgical equipment through the other incisions made; to strengthen the abdominal walls, the surgeon may place a synthetic mesh and sew it in place.
The doctor may choose for an open therapy depending on the severity of the hernia.
Where the surgeon makes incisions through which a laparoscope (a laparoscope is a small instrument with a narrow tube that has a light source and camera at the end of the tube) is inserted, and the hernia is located using the Laparoscope’s video camera, and the hernia is reduced with the help of surgical equipment through the other incisions made; to strengthen the abdominal walls, the surgeon may place a synthetic mesh and sew it in place.
The doctor may choose for an open therapy depending on the severity of the hernia.