Hernia Surgery Clinic

What Is Inguinal Hernia?

Inguinal hernia is the bulging out of the contents of the abdominal cavity through the inguinal canal. (The inguinal canal is a passage in the abdominal wall.) An inguinal hernia is caused by a weakness in the muscle of the groin.

Causes Of Inguinal Hernia

• It can be present at birth due to the presence of a persistent congenital hernia sac. This may present during childhood or even in adult life.
• During old age (direct hernia) due to weakness of abdominal wall muscles.

Precepating factors:

Any straining that increases intraabdominal pressure such as straining to defecate or urinate, chronic cough or strenuous work.

Treatment

Surgery is the treatment of choice in hernia.

Can Surgery be avoided?

No. Initially the swelling may disappear spontaneously while lying down or may be reduced manually but it grows bigger as the time passes and may create complications. It’s better to intervene early. Go ahead with a planned surgery on a mutually convenient day for you and your surgeon rather than risking the development of complications.