A direct inguinal hernia is the leaking of a part of the intestine, or other tissue, directly from the abdominal wall caused by weakening due to overexertion.
The main solution for this pathology is surgical, through an intervention carried out in Day Surgery. The intervention is performed with general or spinal anesthesia. The duration of the intervention varies between 30-60 minutes. This intervention may involve the placement of a prosthesis to reinforce the abdominal wall. This disease may recur (recurrent inguinal hernia).
The choice of the Day Surgery cannot be of an urgent nature and therefore can only take place in a programmed way. It is established by the physician on the basis of the pathology, the proposed intervention and the clinical status of the patient and guarantees a qualified surgical performance, in conditions of absolute safety, for patients for whom a hospital stay is neither essential nor necessary.
The number of interventions for direct inguinal hernia and the percentage of procedures performed in Day Surgery, were processed by accessing the data of the SDO flow (i.e. flow of Hospital Discharge Reports, source Ministry of Health) with regard to public and accredited private healthcare centres.
The “Find a healthcare centre” tool (TrovaStrutture) has been designed to provide you with as much information and services – available in public and private affiliated hospitals – as possible. In the “Healthcare centre details” section you can check, for each centre, the presence of the “Transfusion Centre” services and the “Resuscitation Service”. These services increase the timeliness of care in the event that the patient needs blood and/or intensive care, thus avoiding the possible increase in criticalities related to the surgical interventions the patient has undergone.
Your doctor can assist you in making the most informed and responsible choice. Contact him/her for all the information you need for your health needs.
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