Hernia Center - Memphis, TN
Memphis 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 Memphis * UT Medical Group Trauma Surgery  UT Medical Group Trauma Surgery  UT Medical Group Trauma Surgery  UT Medical Group Trauma Surgery  UT Medical Group Trauma Surgery  UT Medical Group Trauma Surgery  UT Medical Group Trauma Surgery  UT Medical Group Trauma Surgery  Total Footcare Incorporated Of Tennessee  UT Medical Group Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute  Sam Delk MD  UT Medical Group Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute  UT Medical Group Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute  UT Medical Group Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute  UT Medical Group Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute  UT Medical Group Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute  UT Medical Group Minimally Invasive Surgery  UT Medical Group Minimally Invasive Surgery  Rodney Martin MD  Mid South Foot & Ankle Specialists  J D Benitone MD  Surgical Associates  Jean-Claude Loiseau MD  F Oliver Hardy MD PC  Mohamad J Akbik MD  Joseph A DeFranco Christ Clinic  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Vartkes Kiledjian MD  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Mroz-Baier Breast Care Clinic  Mroz-Baier Breast Care Clinic  J Robert Sellars MD  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Wendell T Wheat MD  Memphis Surgical Specialists  Memphis Surgical Specialists  Memphis Surgical Specialists  Charles R Andrews MD  Drs Dunavant & Dunavant  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Morisy & Wood MDs  Memphis Surgery Associates PC  Stanley L Smith MD  Morisy & Wood MDs  George E Woodman MD  Russell H Patterson III MD  Alyssa D Throckmorton MD  James H Shull MD PC  Fletcher Goode MD  The Breast Clinic of Memphis  The Breast Clinic of Memphis  Mark P Miller MD  Mark P Miller MD  James H Owens MD  UT Medical Group Minimally Invasive Surgery  UT Medical Group Minimally Invasive Surgery  UT Medical Group Minimally Invasive Surgery  UT Medical Group Minimally Invasive Surgery  Collierville General Surgery  Collierville General Surgery  Travis L Bolton MD  Karl C Jonas Jr. MD  Raymond Hawkins Jr. MD  Y N Pakkala MD  Caylor & Moore MDs  Caylor & Moore MDs  Jackson Surgical Associates  Jackson Surgical Associates  Jackson Surgical Associates  Jackson Surgical Associates  The Jackson Clinic West Forest Campus  The Jackson Clinic West Forest Campus  The Jackson Clinic West Forest Campus Memphis, TennesseeMemphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers. Upcoming Local Events2012-06-03
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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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