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What is Surgery Site Hernia?

Surgery site hernia (incisional hernia, incisional hernia) is the bulging of the abdominal organs outward from the thinning and opening area in the tissue in patients who have had open surgery on the abdomen for any reason before. It is rarely seen after closed surgeries.

What are the Findings of Surgical Hernia?

It may cause complaints such as swelling, cambering, swelling under the skin, pain in the area, abdominal pain that develops especially after eating, and constipation in the old operation area.

What Causes Surgical Site Hernia?

Causes of surgical site hernia can be divided into surgery and patient-related causes. Factors such as tension in the surgical site, presence of foreign body, events accompanying infection, age, obesity, smoking, drugs and treatments that impair the immune system and wound healing, coughing that increases intra-abdominal pressure, constipation, heavy lifting may be the cause of hernia.

How is the Diagnosis of Surgical Site Hernia?

Detailed anamnesis and physical examination are sufficient for diagnosis. Ultrasonography and tomography are taken to determine the patch size to be used during closed surgery. If the previous operation was cancer surgery, oncological evaluation should be performed.

What is the Treatment of Surgical Hernia?

Like all hernias, surgical site hernia can be treated with surgery. Whether the treatment of hernia is open or closed, the aim is; to repair the tissue loss area and to strengthen it with a synthetic patch material.

What is the Risk of Untreated Surgical Hernia?

Since the organ that bulges from the abdominal wall is often the intestines, if this part of the intestine remaining inside the hernia is compressed in the hernia sac, its circulation is impaired, the operation becomes urgent, and this part of the intestine, which has deteriorated during the operation and gone into gangrene, may need to be removed.

Laparoscopic (Closed) Surgical Site Hernia Surgery

Although surgical site hernia operations can be performed with open repair, with today’s modern medicine and technologies, almost every hernia patient can be operated with closed repair. These are surgeries performed with special devices of 0.5-1 cm in size placed on the abdominal wall, accompanied by a camera. The operation begins with the opening of hernia-induced adhesions in the abdomen. After the opening in the abdominal muscle layer is clearly revealed, the edges are closed with approximation sutures. By placing the patch material suitable for this area on the abdominal wall; The patch is attached to the abdominal wall with staple materials specially designed for this surgery. After the operation, the patient recovers in a short time and can continue his daily life. There is no need for any restriction of movement.

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