If the hernia is going down the inguinal canal (indirect), the hernia sac is either pushed back or tied off and removed. The weak spot in the muscle wall—where the hernia bulges through—traditionally ...

Incarceration: This comes about when a part of the bulged tissue is entrapped in the hernia sac and cannot be easily pushed ...

In addition, surgery is needed in cases where all the viscera are within the hernial sac. Corrective surgery involves a 'tummy-tuck' procedure where part of the abdominal wall is removed 16,17.

the key to the successful treatment of reduction en masse via anterior approach consists of spreading the pre-peritoneal space widely to fully expose the hernial sac, and then cutting down the ...

Another way hiatal hernias can cause GERD is pressure from gastric contents becoming trapped in the hernial sac. To reduce ...

If the hernia is of an indirect type, the cremaster muscle is opened and the sac dissected from the cord to a high neck. This is done entirely by sharp dissection. If the procedure is properly ...

An enterocele is essentially a vaginal hernia in which the peritoneal sac containing a portion of the small bowel extends into the rectovaginal space between the posterior surface of the vagina ...