Hernia
See your GP if you think you have a hernia. They may refer you to hospital for surgical treatment, if necessary.
You should go the accident and emergency (A&E) department of your nearest hospital immediately if you have a hernia and you develop any of the following symptoms:
These symptoms could mean that either:
A strangulated hernia andobstructedbowel are medical emergencies and need to be treated as soon as possible.
Read about hernias, which occur when an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall
Some of the more common types of hernia are described below. Inguinal hernias Inguinal hernias occur whenfatty tissue or a part of your bowel pokes through intoyour groin at the top of your inner
See your GP if you think you have a hernia. They may refer you to hospital for surgical treatment, if necessary. You should go the accident and emergency (A&E) department of your nearest hospita
Your GP will usually be able to identify a hernia by examining the affected area. In some cases, they may refer you to a nearby hospitalfor an ultrasound scan to confirm the diagnosis or assess the e
There are two main ways surgery for hernias can be carried out: open surgery where one cut is made to allow the surgeon to push the lump back into the abdomen keyhole (laparoscopic) surgery thi