Hernia Center - East Los Angeles, CA
East Los Angeles Surgeon Doctors for HerniaType of Physician: Surgeon What is a Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Surgery; practitioners manage a wide range of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon provides the diagnosis and the care to patients before, during and after surgery. The surgeon is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of trauma victims and the critically ill. The surgeon has special knowledge and skills in birth defects, tumors, infections and metabolic problems relating to the head and neck, breast, abdomen, extremities including the hand, and the gastrointestinal, vascular and endocrine systems. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the most relevant features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. Specialty: Surgery Common Name: Surgeon Doctors in East Los Angeles * G Y Hadjian MD  Matthew Mo MD  Cheng-Hsiung Chen MD  Thomas C Chiu MD  Alfredo Y Jose Jr. MD  Peter Crookes MD  Laser Hemorrhoid Center  Parekh & Recabaren MDs  Parekh & Recabaren MDs  Vincent L Rowe MD  Philip Tsui MD  Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group  Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group  Nugent & Odou MDs  Nugent & Odou MDs  Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group  Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group  Stewart P Wang  R Govindarajan & S Govindarajan MDs  Advance Surgeon Medical Group Inc  St Jude Health Care Med Ctr  Advance Surgeon Medical Group Inc  Advance Surgeon Medical Group Inc  Samuel K Chung MD  Jose L Rivas MD  Mohammed Fazil MD  Amini Medical Clinic  Facey Medical Group San Gabriel  Luis Tincopa MD  Kaihi F Fung MD  Magdi Alexander MD  Comprehensive Surgical Specialists  Comprehensive Surgical Specialists  Comprehensive Surgical Specialists  Allied Women's Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Sheila Clayton MD  Michele M Montllor MD  Oxford Medical  Robert C Deere & Mark S Minkes MDs  Robert C Deere & Mark S Minkes MDs  Robert C Deere & Mark S Minkes MDs  Harry B Kram MD  Alan R Weiss MD  Eduard Dudukgian MD  Fitzgibbons O'Donnell & Heartfield MDs  Fitzgibbons O'Donnell & Heartfield MDs  Awariefe Ridgille & Sims MD  Jose N Montano MD  Kishore S Tonsekar MD  Thuc Bach MD  Sonny Oparah MD  Augusto A Zablan MD  Randal P Arase MD  Randal P Arase MD  Raymond W Leung MD  Dennis J Sargent & Jeffrey W Kronson MDs  Dennis J Sargent & Jeffrey W Kronson MDs  Eduardo Tovar MD  Medical & Surgical Clinic  Sunset Medical Group  Perez Surgical  Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery  Petar Vukasin MD  Foothills Surgical Specialists  Foothills Surgical Specialists  Foothills Surgical Specialists  Arcadia Surgical Associates  Comprehensive Surgical Specialists  Arcadia Surgical Associates  Arcadia Surgical Associates  Comprehensive Surgical Specialists  Alvin Shon MD & Kennith Thompson MD  Alvin Shon MD & Kennith Thompson MD  Arcadia Surgical Associates  Garduno & Janoian MDs  Herve J Dumont MD  Sacred Heart Family Center  Jin K Park MD  Yeong K Ahn MD  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Neurological Surgery  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Antoine Y Mansour MD  Moussa Moshfegh MD  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Pediatric Surgery  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Adel E Zaki MD  Rit Liu MD  Nasser Z Mehrizi MD  Yoon & Yoon MD Inc  Town Cosmetic Surgery Center  Glendale Eye Medical Group  William P Cannata MD  Stephen J McColgan MD  Herman L Smith MD  Sierra Madre Medical  Houshmand J Naim MD  Nnaemeka Udoh MD  Stevan R Clark MD East Los Angeles, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
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HerniaWhat is a hernia?A hernia is an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This defect causes a bulging of the abdominal wall. This bulging is usually more noticeable when the abdominal muscles are tightened, thereby increasing the pressure in the abdomen. Any activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure can worsen a hernia; examples of such activities are lifting, coughing, or even straining to have a bowel movement. Imagine a barrel with a hole in its side and a balloon that is blown up inside the barrel. Part of the inflated balloon would bulge out through the hole. The balloon going through the hole is like the tissues of the abdomen bulging through a hernia.
Serious complications from a hernia can result from the trapping of tissues in the
Where are hernias located?The most common location for hernias is the groin (or inguinal) area. There are several reasons for this tendency. First, there is a natural anatomical weakness in the groin region which results from incomplete muscle coverage. Second, the upright position of human posture results in a greater force pushing toward the bottom of the abdomen, thereby increasing the stress on these weaker tissues. The combination of these factors over time breaks down the support tissues, enlarging any preexisting hole, or leads to a tear, resulting in a new hole. Several different types of hernia may occur, and frequently coexist, in the groin area. These include indirect, direct, and femoral hernias, which are defined by the location of the opening of the hernia from the abdomen to the groin. Another type of hernia, called a ventral hernia, occurs in the midline of the abd... Recommended Reading Related to HerniaQuestions To Ask Before Surgery » What is the operation (procedure) that is recommended?Ask your surgeon for a simplified explanation of the type of operation, technique used, and reasons it should be performed. (Pictures and drawings can tell patients and family a great deal.) Why was this specific procedure chosen over possible alternatives? What is the surgeon's experience with this procedure? Ask the surgeon about his/her experience with this procedure, its outcome, and the hospital or setting in which the operation will be performed. Is the nursing staff accustomed to caring for patients who have had this procedure? What is the reason that this procedure is necessary at this time?Is the procedure being done to relieve pain, diagnose a condition, correct deformity, for cosmetic reasons, or what exact purposes? Must the procedure be performed immediately?
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