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What are the symptoms of a ruptured hernia
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Keshab Paudelanswered
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
Umbilical Hernia: The common symptoms of ruptured umbilical hernia repair are abdominal pain, bleeding , swelling around that area or bleeding. If you suspect, please c... Read More
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3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 47 years experience
Hernia is a rupture: Assuming you are talking about external abdominal hernias (not herniated disc or internal abdominal hernias), and you care concerned about incarcerati... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Troy Reynaanswered
Pediatric Surgery 46 years experience
Rare: i assume you mean an incarcerated hernia where the intestine is trapped within a hernia sac. a bowel obstruction would result which if neglected would... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Rachel Johnsanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine
Yes: You should have been given lifting restrictions for about 2 weeks after surgery. And after 2 weeks you can start lifting more weight while listening t... Read More
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3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Packanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Unlikely: It is unlikely for a hiatal hernia to rupture.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Serious: It is very rare for a hernia to break through the skin or "rupture". More commonly, but still unlikely, the contents of the hernia (the stuff coming t... Read More
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenton Zehranswered
34 years experience
Increased size: Ventral hernias don't rupture to the outside world, the skin holds the abdominal contents in place. However, they can become very large and difficult... Read More
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4.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stefan Chockanswered
Trauma Surgery 24 years experience
May need followup: Depending on the type of hernia repair and the circumstances, constant burning in the area could mean a number of things and not necessarily a recurre... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 years experience
Weakness: Congenital weakness in the inguinal floor specifically at the inter ring , causes hernia , along the path of testicular decent , in female round ligam... Read More
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alexander Barkananswered
General Surgery 26 years experience
Stuck hernia?: It will usually not ruptue. If it hurts and there is reddness around the area do not try to push it back in because the there might be bowel stuck an... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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