Is Surgery The Only Way To Treat Umbilical Hernia?

Posted on Sat, 26 Apr 2014

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Sat, 26 Apr 2014 Answered on

Fri, 16 May 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : can I avoid not having surgery on my umbilical hernia

Answered by Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Most of the time no

Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for coming to HealthCareMagic. I don't know the details of your case so I will try and be as general as possible.

An umbilical hernia is a defect in the wall of the abdomen formed by muscles and tendons. This defect allows stuff like loops of bowel and fatty tissue to travel through it. Thats not such a big deal.

The big deal happens when the bowel or other tissue gets stuck in the defect and blood cant get to the stuck portions. That called a strangulation and if it's not treated surgically and quickly, it can be fatal.

There is generally no really good way to fix these things without some minimal surgery. I would definitely explore the different types of surgery out there and the different types of meshes. But they are all placed surgically.

I hope this helps. Feel free to follow-up
Vin

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar