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Advice on Hernia Surgery
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My father (65 years) was diagnsed with Hernia 6 years ago. Since then He has not experienced any pain due to the Hernia. But it has grown a little. My doctor has assisted that, if there is no pain, the surgery is not necessary. I need an advice if it will be thoughtful to got ahead without an operation? Is there any risks of complications in future?
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If you have a hernia..it needs surgery.. it is a defect in abdominal wall through which the intestines protude. Everytime there is a raise of pressure in abdominal the intestines protude into hernia. But it may one day come out one day and not go back in. Then emergency major surgery maybe required where the strangulated portion of intestine also requires to be excised. So early surgery is the motto.
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Show to a Surgeon. you have 2 options Open surgery or Laparoscopic surgery.
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Surgery is safe.
Do not delay.
One resumes normal work after one week
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If he has no symptoms and hernia is not reaching completely into scrotum you can wait but if it is enlarging, better to get operated. Only risk in waiting is obstruction that is hernia does not go inside after it came out and that is associated with pain but this complications is rare.
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consult to surgeon to assess wether it's likely to be obstructed or not
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avoid constipation and cough and weight lifting
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Dr. Kumar Parth
Gastroenterologist
21 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi , kindly get it operated as soon as possible. We should not wait for hernia to get obstructed ( bowel getting entangled inside defect) and lead to emergency surgery. Laparoscopic repair for same is feesible.
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