Grandpa Zhang who lives in Hankou is 72 years old this year. He attaches great importance to healthy exercise. He goes to the park near his home to play Tai Chi and take a walk every day. More than a month ago, he heard of a health care method that can promote blood circulation, "stomp your feet hard in the morning and soak your feet in hot water before going to bed." Grandpa Zhang decided to give it a try. Last month, when he was exercising in the park, he stamped his foot hard and suddenly felt a swelling pain at the root of his right thigh. When he got home, he found a bulge in the right groin area. The protrusion is obvious when he coughs, but it disappears when he presses it. Grandpa Zhang didn't care too much. He still stamped his feet in the park every day, only to find that the bags in the groin area gradually increased, and sometimes he couldn't touch or press them. Grandpa Zhang thought he had a "tumor", so he came to central hospital of wuhan for treatment.
After examination, it was found that Uncle Zhang suffered from right inguinal hernia, and a "hole" with a size of about 2 cm was formed in the right inguinal region, and the small intestine in the abdominal cavity "fell out" from the crack. Thanks to timely medical treatment, the small intestine was not blocked and incarcerated. Hernia and abdominal surgery Dr. Tam told us that inguinal hernia can be repaired by minimally invasive surgery during the day. Hernia and abdominal surgery experts performed laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery to reset the fallen intestine and repair the abdominal wall rupture after improving the relevant examinations. On the second day after the operation, Grandpa Zhang was discharged smoothly.
Wang Yong, Director of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, Wuhan Day Surgery Center Central Hospital, said that inguinal hernia is a very common type of abdominal wall hernia, which is mostly caused by the weak link of abdominal wall, and the incidence rate is higher in the elderly and children.
Grandpa Zhang's illness this time has a lot to do with his excessive stamping exercise. The abdominal wall of the elderly is relatively weak, which may increase abdominal pressure when lifting heavy objects, coughing or even defecating, and the breach first occurs in the weak part of the abdominal wall. With the increase of abdominal pressure, the "hole" in the weak part of abdominal wall is getting bigger and bigger, which is easy to cause hernia incarceration and intestinal obstruction. If the stuck intestine is not reinfused in time, it may lead to intestinal ischemia and necrosis for more than 24 hours, and even life-threatening.
(Wuhan Evening News)