True signs of an exacerbation of inguinal hernia

This disease classification was obtained in connection with the nature of the hole through which deformation occurs. The name of the disease says either about the place where the hernia comes out, or indicates the name of the physician who first described the clinic of the disease.

Exacerbation of inguinal hernia occurs in the inguinal canal. The development of the disease is uniform. Patients perceive the presence of a tumor in the groin, pain is aggravated during physical exertion or prolonged walking. With this type of symptoms and ultrasound, the diagnosis is confirmed in 95% of cases.

Inguinal hernias are straight and oblique, depending on the location in the abdominal cavity. If the inguinal hernia is classified as "strangulated", then the clinic of the disease has a different character. The attack begins spontaneously, the pain increases with time, bloating is observed. If, during an exacerbation, to feel the inguinal hernia, the patient experiences a sharp attack of pain, and sometimes pain shock may occur. The general condition is very severe, against the background of the inflammatory process, the temperature rises, vomiting opens.

When the inguinal hernia always hurts, you can talk about increased pressure in the abdominal cavity. In this case, not only is there a fairly frequent contraction of muscles, but also the flow of blood to healthy organs is disturbed. Complication of this condition can lead to the necrosis of the tissues. If the inguinal hernia is infringed, then intestinal obstruction develops. The first symptoms of acute inflammation are cutting pain in the groin and abdominal cavity. The patient is immediately deteriorating condition, stool retention, vomiting, hiccough and fever. Such hernia operate urgently.

Inguinal hernia is more common among men. For every 100 cases of confirmation of diagnosis 75 are ascertained from the stronger sex.

Today there are no other methods of treatment of inguinal hernias, except for surgical intervention. During the operation( hernioplasty), the doctors remove the hernial sac and strengthen the weak hernial gates. If the operation is planned, without exacerbations, then the plastic tension of abdominal tissues is often used.