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The most serious complications of incisional hernias are bowel obstruction and strangulation. A strangulated hernia can cause tissue death in your intestine.
An incisional hernia can occur for a number of specific reasons; individuals who participate in excessive or premature physical activity after surgery, gain considerable weight, become pregnant or increase abdominal pressure in any other way before the incision is fully healed are especially at risk for an incisional hernia.
It can occur when the surgical incision weakens the abdominal muscles, which normally protect, support, and hold the abdominal organs. An incisional hernia is a common complication associated with abdominal surgery. Some hernias are painful while others are asymptomatic.
In most occurrences, only the abdominal lining protrudes, making incisional hernias less severe than other types. However, incisional hernias do not heal on their own and require surgical treatment to repair. People who had abdominal surgery are at-risk for developing incisional hernias.
Outline risk factors leading to incisional hernia and potential strategies to reduce the incidence. Describe the workup and diagnosis of patients with incisional hernia. Review the use and rationale behind the use of mesh for repair of incisional hernias.
The risk factors for incisional hernia following abdominal surgery include (ranked by relative risk): Emergency Surgery. Emergency surgery carries double the risk of elective surgery; BMI >25. Obese patients are more likely to develop an incisional hernia; Midline incision. There is a 74% risk increase compared to non-midline; Post-operative ...
Are incisional hernias dangerous? As with all hernias, if the hernia strangulates , i.e. the hernia contents (the intestine) get trapped and lose their blood supply, which is very dangerous. Can or should I leave it?