Femoral hernia is a disease diagnosed mainly in women, especially those who have already given birth. So if you experience chronic discomfort in the groin area, upper and medial thigh area, see a doctor as soon as possible. A femoral hernia becomes trapped very easily, which can lead to death. Check what are the causes and symptoms of a femoral hernia. What is the treatment of this condition?

Femoral herniais a condition that can be referred to when the abdominal organs, or parts of them, move through the femoral canal into the groin area, in the upper and medial surfaces of the thigh.

The femoral hernia is a condition that is more common in women. The most vulnerable to this type of hernia are women who have already given birth (after childbirth, expansion of the femoral canal may occur) and those over 65 (their muscles are weakened).

Femoral hernia: causes

The cause of a femoral hernia is a decrease in the strength of the abdominal wall, as a result of which the organs located in the abdominal cavity, or parts thereof, move beyond the abdominal cavity. When they go to the femoral canal, and then to the medial surface of the thigh, it is a femoral hernia.

Femoral hernia: symptoms

In the first stage of development of a femoral hernia, there is a feeling of aching in the groin, upper and medial surface of the thigh. This pain increases especially after exercise, troublesome coughing or defecation. Then the hernia becomes visible as a flexible or hard lump. Reaches small size - up to several centimeters in diameter.

Femoral hernia: complications

An untreated femoral hernia can lead to many complications, the most dangerous of which is femoral hernia. It most often occurs in women over 65. The essence of the disease is tightening of the hernial sac, in which the intestines are most often, and the inability to return it to the abdomen. As a consequence, intestinal obstruction occurs, followed by necrosis and perforation. Then surgery is necessary. Failure to do so may result in death.

Herniafemoral: treatment

The procedure for removing a femoral hernia is the same as for an inguinal hernia. The most common are tension-free operations, where the defect is closed with a mesh made of synthetic material. There are also used laparoscopic techniques that use intra-abdominal access to the operated hernia.

You can get to a femoral hernia via:

  • femoral - an incision is made halfway between the pubic tubercle and the femoral artery
  • inguinal - incision runs parallel to the inguinal ligament
  • abdominal

The first two access methods are the most common. In cases of large hernias, as well as recurrent or complicated by suppuration of the wound, doctors use a combination of several methods.

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