Muscles and tissues are responsible in holding every organ in its specific location within the body. Hernia is a condition when an organ, due to variety of reasons, gets displaced, and a part of it protrudes through openings in muscles and tissues that are holding it.
Hernias are mostly associated with intestines that may push out through weak points in the abdominal wall that carries it.
Besides abdomen, hernias can develop in different parts of the body, such as thighs, belly and groin areas. Depending upon the location where they occur, hernias have been classified in different categories discussed later.
Hernia surgeries are getting very popular in India. Both men and women are somewhat prone to this medical condition. However, men are at greater risk. Hernias very rarely prove fatal. In most cases, medication and surgeries bring about the required solution.
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