Hernia Center - Weymouth, MA
Weymouth 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 Weymouth * Geoffrey Emerson MD  South Shore Surgical Specialists  South Shore Surgical Specialists  South Shore Surgical Specialists  South Shore Surgical Specialists  South Shore Surgical Specialists  South Shore Skin Surgeons PC  Robert A DiTullio MD  South Shore Medical Center  Quincy Medical Center Vascular Surgery  Quincy Surgical Associates  Quincy Surgical Associates  Cohasset Medical  Nissage Cadet MD  Gregory J Kechejian MD  M Morey Farizan MD  Amitabha Ghosh Roy MD  Martin J Williams MD  PC Shah MD Inc  Robert Beazley MD  Boston Medical Center Surgery  Donald Hess MD  Peter A Burke MD  Donald Hess MD  BMC Surgery  Boston University Medical Group  Center for Digestive Disorders  Stephen M Sentovich MD  Michael Stone MD  Boston University Medical Group  Tufts Medical Center Weight & Wellness Center  Tufts Medical Center Weight & Wellness Center  Tufts Medical Center Weight & Wellness Center  Tufts Medical Center Weight & Wellness Center  NEMC Transplant Surgery  NEMC Transplant Surgery  Tufts Medical Center  South Shore Skin Surgeons PC  NEMC Transplant Surgery  Tufts Medical Center  Park Surgical Associates Inc  Park Surgical Associates Inc  Park Surgical Associates Inc  Park Surgical Associates Inc  Park Surgical Associates Inc  George Velmahos MD  Charles M Ferguson MD  MGH Surgery  Massachusetts General Hospital  Susan M Briggs MD  Carlos Fernandez-del-Castillo MD  Randall D Gaz MD  Richard A Hodin MD  MGH Surgery  Paul C Shellito MD  MGH Surgery  A Benedict Cosimi MD  MGH Surgical Oncology  MGH Surgical Oncology  MGH Surgical Oncology  MGH Surgical Transplants  MGH Urology  MGH Pediatric Surgery  MGH Urology  MGH Trauma Surgical Critical Care & Burn Associates  MGH Trauma Surgical Critical Care & Burn Associates  MGH Surgical Oncology  MGH Surgical Oncology  MGH Surgical Oncology  MGH Surgical Oncology  MGH Trauma Surgical Critical Care & Burn Associates  MGH Surgery  MGH Surgical Oncology  Brigham & Womens Hospital Surgery  Chelsea HealthCare Center  Kidney Transplant Surgery at Brigham & Womens  VA Boston Healthcare System  VA Boston Healthcare System  VA Boston Healthcare System  VA Boston Healthcare System  VA Boston Healthcare System  Brigham & Womens LBB_Hospital Cardiac Surgery  Brigham Surgical Specialties  Shantanu Basu MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Oncology Surgery  Brigham Surgical Specialties  Brigham Surgical Specialties  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Surgery  Comprehensive Breast Health Center  Brigham & Women's Hospital Oncology Surgery  Brigham & Womens LBB_Hospital Cardiac Surgery  Brigham & Womens LBB_Hospital Cardiac Surgery  Faulkner Breast Centre  Brigham & Women's Hospital  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Surgery  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Surgery  Comprehensive Breast Health Center  Farhat Nicolas Homsy MD  Comprehensive Breast Health Center  Brigham Surgical Specialties Weymouth, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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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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