Hernia

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Inguinal hernia

Inguinal hernia repair - series

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Hernia

Alternative Names:

Hernia - inguinal; Inguinal hernia

Prevention:

Use proper lifting techniques.
Lose weight if you are overweight.
Relieve or avoid constipation by eating plenty of fiber, drinking lots of fluid, going to the bathroom as soon as you have the urge, and exercising regularly.

References:

Patient Care Committee. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Surgical repair of groin hernias. SSAT patient care guidelines. J of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2004; 8(3): 365-6.

Hachisuka T. Femoral Hernia Repair. Surg Clin North Am. 2003; 83(5): 1189-1205.

Awad SS. Current approaches to inguinal hernia repair. Am J Surg. 2004; 188(6A Suppl): 9S-16S.

Review Date: 1/23/2006
Reviewed By: Jeremy Goverman, MD, Department of Criticla Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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