A hernia is a characteristic accentuation of the contents of the body cavity under the skin, which can be felt by touch. It occurs when the organ or its fragment moves beyond the cavity in which it should be located. Check where a hernia can form and how it is built.
Herniais caused by the rupture of one of the body cavities, which consists of the abdominal muscles, aponeurosis and ligaments. The consequence of rupturing and then tearing one of the layers is the formation of a fissure through which the internal organs are pushed into a muscle-less bulge called the hernial sac.
Where is the hernia?
Hernia most often occurs in places of weakened abdominal wall resistance. These are most often the groin and mid-abdomen areas.
In turn, postoperative hernias appear in the immediate vicinity of the postoperative scar.
Hernia: construction. How is a hernia built?
The hernia consists of four parts: the gate, the canal, the bag and its contents.
- The hernia gatesis a fissure in the integuments through which the contents of the hernia exit.
- The hernia channelis the path through which the contents of the hernia enter the subcutaneous tissues.
- The hernia bagis the bulging of the peritoneum. This is where the contents of the hernia are collected.
- The contents of the bagare the organs in the hernial sac - these can be practically all the organs inside the body cavity.