Hernia: starting as a bump above the navel, how to diagnose Posted: 09-21-06 22:37pm
i have a bump just above my naval and now
my naval is starting to stick out i wanted
to know what kind of hernia this is and if
it can kill me i am very afraid but right
now i can't afford to get it taken out i
am a 47 yr old women who is over weight
and i have diabetes please let me know
what you think
According to your description (bump above
your navel that sticks out), you may
experiencing hernia. A hernia consists of
three parts: the hernia’s opening, the
hernia’s sack and the hernia’s
containment. In this case, it seems that
the opening is on the front abdominal wall
and that’s why is called parietal
hernia. It occurs because of defect in the
muscle "rectus abdominis" at the middle of
the tissue. A hernia’s sack consists of
the parietal peritoneum and muscular
fascia. A hernia’s containment is made
up on an abdominal organ, usually the
omentum or the small intestines. This can
be pooled back in the abdomen (reponation)
spontaneously or manually. Hernias can be
potentially very dangerous conditions if
the containment gets stuck and can’t
make its way back into the abdomen. In
that case, the vascular supply can be
compromised and intestinal infarction can
occur. This condition is called
incarceration. Incarceration is an urgent,
life threatening condition and must be
treated surgically. A hernia is treated
surgically. You may consult an abdominal
surgeon for more details, diagnostics, and
treatment.
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