Hernia Center - Severn, MD
Severn 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 Severn * American Surgical Associates LLC  American Surgical Associates LLC  Hollywood Medical Center  John W Roache MD  Emad Al-Banna MD  Calvert Internal Medicine Group PA  Abdel Aziz El Said MD  Surgical Associates  Arnaldo A Garro MD & Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  McCready Outpatient Center  Gangagee Balkissoon MD  Shore Surgical Care PA  Shore Surgical Care PA  Elias G Debbas MD  Felipe A Rodriguez MD  Shore Surgical Care PA  General Surgery & Colonoscopy  Jamshid Taheri MD  Limpuangthip & Limpuangthip MDs  Okenwa R Nwosu MD  Frank General Medical Service PC  Michelle D Thomas MD  Robert L DeWitty MD  Donna M Pittman MD  Largo Foot & Ankle Health Center  Womans Surgery Center  Steven G Proshan MD  Gina Massoglia MD  Vincent F Sayan MD  Pedro R Ceppa MD FACS  Haluk B Boneval MD  Bijan Bahmanyar MD  Vijayan Charles MD  Brajendra N Misra MD  Advanced Surgery PC  Willie C Blair MD  Daee Said MD  Daee Said MD  Mohammad A Khan MD  Metropolitan Surgical Care  Gustavo Restrepo MD  Peninsula Obstetrics & Gynecology PA  Peninsula Surgical Group PA  Peninsula Surgical Group PA  Peninsula Surgical Group PA  Nabil Badro MD  Washington Regional Cardiac Surgery PC  Washington Regional Cardiac Surgery PC  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Anthony J Raneri MD  Alternative Primary Care  Dave Y Choi MD  Dariush Doorandish MD  Augustus Hill MD  Ashwin L Nanavati MD LLC  Ashwin L Nanavati MD LLC  The Aiello Breast Center  Sang K Han MD  Ashwin L Nanavati MD LLC  Geoffrey H Saunders MD  William C Liu MD  Colette Magnant MD  Thomas G Zorc MD  Habib A Bhutta MD  Rene L Gelber MD  Garry D Ruben MD  Gregory Gurfinchel MD  Betsy Ballard MD & Ira N Brecher MD PA  Betsy Ballard MD & Ira N Brecher MD PA  Universal Surgical Associates  Juvenal R Goicochea MD  James Robey MD  Eric Oristian MD  Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates  Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates  Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates  Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates  Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates  Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates  Foot & Ankle Specialists of Maryland LLC  Shanker L Gupta MD  Lawrence R Starin MD  Katherine Alley MD  Daza Schechner & Kreutz MDs  Ernest Hanowell MD PC  Alan Kravitz MD  Daza Schechner & Kreutz MDs  Dany Westerband MD  Max H Cohen MD  Kuldeep Singh MD PA  Thomas C Militano MD  Udayabhaskara Sunkara MD  Harbor Hospital General Surgery  Harbor Hospital General Surgery Severn, MarylandUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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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