Hernia surgery Hamburg
General Surgery and Surgical Practice Alster Hamburg Poppenbuettel – Tel: 040 602 30 06
Info
Weakness in the abdominal wall. Parts of the abdominal content prolaps through the abdominal wall under the skin. In addition to pain and danger strangulation of the impinged bowel is possible and potentially fatal.
Therapy
Remedy possible only through surgery.
Operative procedure
Gap closure in the abdominal wall. Reinforcement with plastic mesh. Done in general anesthesia We use the Lichtenstein technique. This is generally accepted as the most successful method for hernia repair.
What’s next
Some days local local pain. Heavy lifting and carrying must be avoided for about 6 weeks.
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