Hernia Surgery

A hernia occurs when an internal part of the body, such as an organ, pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall. Normally, your muscles are strong and tight enough to keep your intestines and organs in place, but sometimes they aren’t, which leads to a hernia.

Types of hernia

A hernia can occur anywhere in the abdomen region. The most common types are:

• Inguinal hernia: This occurs when tissue (usually part of the intestines) pokes through your lower abdomen.
• Femoral hernia: This occurs when tissue pokes through into your groin, or the top of your inner thigh.
• Incisional hernia: This occurs when tissue pokes through a surgical wound or incision that has not fully healed.
• Umbilical hernia: This occurs when tissue pokes through the part of the abdomen near to the navel (belly button).