Hernia Center - Highland, CA
Highland 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 Highland * Gregory Harshbarger MD  San Bernardino Medical Group  LLUHC Transplant Hepatology  Beaver Medical Group Redlands  Beaver Medical Group Redlands  Loma Linda International Heart Institute  Inland Surgical Group Inc  Loma Linda University Vascular Surgery  Bharti Jain MD  Renetta Lynnice Hatcher MD Inc  Hampton Medical Clinic  Haider Spine Center  Physician Services Clinic  Physician Services Clinic  Physician Services Clinic  So Cal Transplant Institute  Barton & Brodhead Medical Group  Riverside Medical Clinic Surgery Dept  Riverside Medical Clinic Surgery Dept  Riverside Medical Clinic Surgery Dept  Riverside Medical Clinic Surgery Dept  Harvey Nurick MD  Moses D Christian MD  Desert Valley Medical Group  Advanced Laser Vein Care Inc  Urgent Care  Moon Lee MD  Julius A Cruz MD  Kenneth Y Baik MD  Brian L Spivack MD  Wallace Gosney MD  Brian L Spivack MD  Gilbert Turner MD  Makala Reddy MD  San Antonio Community Hospital Anesthesiology  Nabil Koudsi MD  Mission Surgical Clinic  Crown Surgical Group  Michael L Cross MD  Crown Surgical Group  Crown Surgical Group  Mission Surgical Clinic  Mission Surgical Clinic  Crown Surgical Group  Mission Surgical Clinic  Mission Surgical Clinic  Jahanguir Aliloo MD  David Sizemore Jr. MD  Ralph G Dreier MD  Honzen Ou MD  Patients Choice Medical Group  Todd Schafer DPM  Chaparral Medical Group  Chaparell Medical Group  Randy Karu MD  Garg & Reddy MDs  Cardiac Surgery Group  Autar K Wali MD  Fallbrook Rancho Surgery  O'Neil Skin & Lipo Center  Mark F Anapoell MD  Portola Plaza Podiatry  Timothy Ching MD  Kaiser Permanente  Daniel E Gormley MD  Howard K Newman MD  Jacqueline Bracy MD  Kenneth Schemmer MD  Richard H Stewardson MD  Craig B Carter MD  Choctaw Medical Group Inc  Baron Medical Services  Advanced Breast Care Specialist  Magan Medical Clinic  Adnan M Din MD  West Coast Bariatrics  Saddleback Eye Center  Cobo Surgical Medical Associates Inc  Saddleback Valley Surgical Medical Group  Saddleback Valley Surgical Medical Group  Head & Neck Associates  Sherry Burchell MD  Saddleback Valley Surgical Medical Group  Martin Eisner MD  Saddleback Valley Surgical Medical Group  Saddleback Valley Surgical Medical Group  Spinal Cerebral Medical Group  Sherry Burchell MD  Ronald Neuman MD  California Foot & Ankle Associates  Humberto Sauri MD  Saddleback Valley Surgical Medical Group  Head & Neck Associates  Head & Neck Associates  Mancy Medical Center  Stephen R Rakower MD  J Michael Walcott MD  Irvine Orthopaedic Associates  Reza G Farsad MD  SKYLEX ADVANCED SURGICAL Highland, 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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