Inguinal hernia symptoms in the elderly?

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The impact of inguinal hernia on the elderly is huge, we should pay attention to treatment, of course, the symptoms can not be ignored, the elderly because of age, physical decline, often have hernia, inguinal hernia is the main hernia in the elderly, the elderly inguinal hernia onset will have its own characteristics. Inguinal hernia symptoms in the elderly? Let's talk about it.

Inguinal hernia symptoms in the elderly?

The incidence rate incidence rate of inguinal hernia in elderly patients is higher with the age of the elderly. The incidence rate of elderly patients over 60 years old is as high as 40%, and 70 years old people account for 50% of hernia.

Most of the inguinal hernia in the elderly is direct hernia. Direct inguinal hernia refers to the inguinal hernia protruding from the medial side of the inferior abdominal artery through the inguinal triangle. Because of muscle atrophy and degeneration, the gap of inguinal canal becomes wider, tissue atrophy and degeneration, resulting in relaxation of abdominal wall and pelvic tissue, which is easy to cause direct hernia in the elderly.

Inguinal hernia in the elderly often has a prominent mass in the inguinal area, which is hemispherical, and there is no pain or other discomfort. When standing, hernia mass appeared immediately and disappeared when lying on the back. The mass does not enter the scrotum.

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The elderly have hernia is easy to cause incarceration, strangulation risk, because the elderly inguinal hernia sliding hernia high probability, will lead to small intestine, colon back and forth repeatedly, constant friction, which is easy to cause small intestine adhesion, once adhesion will cause incarcerated strangulation hernia, cause small intestine necrosis, intestinal obstruction and other risks, is very serious.