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Hernia Repair Surgery Colorado Springs CO

Surgery proceeds in much the same way, regardless of where the incision is made. The hernia sac is carefully opened and the intestine or other tissue is placed back inside the abdomen. The weakened area is repaired and reinforced with a synthetic mesh or a suture that pulls the abdominal muscle tissue back together.

Jateen C Patel
(719) 365-5888
1725 E Boulder St
Colorado Springs, CO
Allan W Bach
(719) 632-7669
3010 N Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO
Kenneth G Pippus
(719) 365-5888
1725 E Boulder St
Colorado Springs, CO
Laura Kay Pomerenke, MD
719-471-3930
3030 N Circle Dr Ste 216
Colorado Springs, CO
Patrick D DeVanny
(719) 632-7669
3010 N Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO
Jeffrey Allen Clemens, MD
719-630-8111
525 N Foote Ave Ste 202
Colorado Springs, CO
Herbert H Schneider, MD FACS
723 Sunset Rd
Colorado Springs, CO
Jateen Chandrakant Patel, MD
1725 E Boulder St Ste 104
Colorado Springs, CO
David A LaBosky
(719) 632-7669
3010 N Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO
Bruce Donald Misare
(719) 630-3465
2960 N Circle Dr Ste 115
Colorado Springs, CO
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Hernia Repair - Open Surgery

Open Surgery

The type of anesthesia utilized during open hernia repair surgery depends on the patient's and the physician's preference, as well as the health of the patient. Choice of anesthesia includes general, which renders the patient unconscious and prevents memory of the surgery; epidural or spinal, which numbs a large area of the body; and local, which numbs the immediate area around the hernia. Local and spinal anesthetics are often used with sedation, which induces drowsiness.

Once the anesthesia has taken effect, the area around the hernia is cleaned thoroughly with an antiseptic solution to prevent postoperative infection. The surgeon makes an incision near the location of the hernia. For an inguinal hernia, the incision is made just above the crease where the abdomen meets the thigh. To repair an umbilical hernia, it is made close to the navel. If the hernia has occurred at the site of a previous operation, the incision from that surgery is reopened.

Surgery proceeds in much the same way, regardless of where the incision is made. The hernia sac is carefully opened and the intestine or other tissue is placed back inside the abdomen. The weakened area is repaired and reinforced with a synthetic mesh or a suture that pulls the abdominal muscle tissue back together. The entire procedure takes about 1 hour in adults and 30 minutes in children.

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