into a hernia. The only way to be sure is to get it checked out.
Hmm bloating after DIEP surgery is pretty... look and feel bloated this far out from your surgery and you now "look 6 months pregnant", I'm a little...
What type of hernia was repaired? Can you provide a better description of the black lump you are now seeing? Then, perhaps a better answer will be possible.
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Inguinal herniaby
Dr. Anshu Gupta
, applying an ice pack to the area may reduce the swelling enough so that the hernia slides in easily. Lying... is life-threatening and requires immediate surgery.
Treatment
If your hernia is small and isn't...
Keyhole surgery in childrenby
Dave W
an intermittentStopping or ceasing for a time. swelling that appears in the groin (inguinal hernia). It’s more common... of laparoscopicA keyhole surgical procedure. surgery can be applied to infants and children and what procedures...
APHS - Asia Pacific HerniaSurgery Conferenceby
Odysseys of George
This is the 3rd APHS Congress and it was well done. The pre-congress was a workshop with lectures in the morning and hands-on TAPP procedure performed on pigs.
The congress went on the following day with the opening ceremo
) can also present w/abdominal swelling & discomfort. If he's had any type of abdominal surgery, then bowel adhesions... and what your family physician is trained & allowed to do).
Abdominal swelling & discomfort accompanied...
You didn't specify what type of hernia was surgically repaired but I am assuming it was an umbilical hernia.
Ideally, the suture line would be flat or almost flat. However, this type of surgery...
Complications
... blood supply is cut off and gangrene can set in. A strangulated hernia can be life-threatening and youll need to have an operati ... » Read on
Treatment
... ca when:
there is an identifiable cause such as a ruptured hernia,
the symptoms have not responded to other forms of tre ... » Read on