Post by Master Kim on Feb 23, 2015 21:54:02 GMT -5
Inguinal hernia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguinal_hernia
An inguinal hernia /ˈɪŋɡwɨnəl ˈhɜrniə/ is a protrusion of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal. They are very common in men (lifetime risk 27% for men, 3% for women). Though their repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical operations, elective surgery is no longer recommended in minimally symptomatic cases, due to the low risk of incarceration (<0.2% per year) and the significant risk (10–12%) of post herniorraphy pain syndrome.
Author: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Source URL: digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/pages/e-k.htm Copyright tag: Why? Because it's from an NIH department. en:Category:Hernia images
An incarcerated inguinal hernia as seen on cross sectional CT scan
Ultrasound image of inguinal hernia. Moving intestines in inguinal canal with respiration.
A frontal view of an incarcerated inguinal hernia (on the patient's left side) with dilated loops of bowel above.
Signs and symptoms
Hernias present as bulges in the groin area that can become more prominent when coughing, straining, or standing up. They are rarely painful, and the bulge commonly disappears on lying down. The inability to "reduce", or place the bulge back into the abdomen usually means the hernia is 'incarcerated' which requires emergency surgery.
Significant pain is suggestive of strangulated bowel (an incarcerated indirect inguinal hernia).
As the hernia progresses, contents of the abdominal cavity, such as the intestines, liver, can descend into the hernia and run the risk of being pinched within the hernia, causing an intestinal obstruction. If the blood supply of the portion of the intestine caught in the hernia is compromised, the hernia is deemed "strangulated" and gut ischemia and gangrene can result, with potentially fatal consequences. The timing of complications is not predictable. Emergency surgery for incarceration and strangulation carry much higher risk than planned, "elective" procedures. However, the risk of incarceration is low, evaluated at 0.2% per year.[2] On the other hand, surgical intervention has a significant risk of causing inguinodynia, and this is why minimally symptomatic patients are advised to watchful waiting.
An inguinal hernia /ˈɪŋɡwɨnəl ˈhɜrniə/ is a protrusion of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal. They are very common in men (lifetime risk 27% for men, 3% for women). Though their repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical operations, elective surgery is no longer recommended in minimally symptomatic cases, due to the low risk of incarceration (<0.2% per year) and the significant risk (10–12%) of post herniorraphy pain syndrome.
Author: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Source URL: digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/pages/e-k.htm Copyright tag: Why? Because it's from an NIH department. en:Category:Hernia images
An incarcerated inguinal hernia as seen on cross sectional CT scan
Ultrasound image of inguinal hernia. Moving intestines in inguinal canal with respiration.
A frontal view of an incarcerated inguinal hernia (on the patient's left side) with dilated loops of bowel above.
Signs and symptoms
Hernias present as bulges in the groin area that can become more prominent when coughing, straining, or standing up. They are rarely painful, and the bulge commonly disappears on lying down. The inability to "reduce", or place the bulge back into the abdomen usually means the hernia is 'incarcerated' which requires emergency surgery.
Significant pain is suggestive of strangulated bowel (an incarcerated indirect inguinal hernia).
As the hernia progresses, contents of the abdominal cavity, such as the intestines, liver, can descend into the hernia and run the risk of being pinched within the hernia, causing an intestinal obstruction. If the blood supply of the portion of the intestine caught in the hernia is compromised, the hernia is deemed "strangulated" and gut ischemia and gangrene can result, with potentially fatal consequences. The timing of complications is not predictable. Emergency surgery for incarceration and strangulation carry much higher risk than planned, "elective" procedures. However, the risk of incarceration is low, evaluated at 0.2% per year.[2] On the other hand, surgical intervention has a significant risk of causing inguinodynia, and this is why minimally symptomatic patients are advised to watchful waiting.
Based on Ascetic Saahm's formula #1, fostering large intestine, foster SP3 and subdue ST41, SP2, KI2 and LR2.
