China News Service, Xiamen, June 12 (Zhang Shushan, Zheng Peilin, Lin End) The 8th West Coast Hernia and Abdominal Surgery Summit Forum was held in Xiamen from 11 to 12. Top experts in hernia and abdominal wall surgery from many regions across the country attended the meeting to discuss hernias Minimally invasive treatment, early diagnosis and treatment, and other hot issues in the industry.

　　The conference organizer, Xiamen University Zhongshan Hospital, introduced on the 12th that the top experts in the Chinese industry invited to the conference will focus on the selection of surgical methods, the application of Da Vinci surgical robots in the field of hernia and abdominal wall surgery, and the treatment of difficult and complex hernias and complications. Online and offline discussions, and live operation demonstrations were carried out across the country.

　　According to statistics, more than 200 people participated in this forum, and more than 4,000 people participated online to watch the live broadcast.

　　Professor Cai Jianchun, Dean of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University, stated that the Hernia and Abdominal Surgery Summit Forum on the West Coast of the Taiwan Straits has been hosted by the hospital for 8 consecutive times. It has become a discipline brand of the hospital’s general surgery, aiming to communicate and promote the promotion of hernia and abdominal surgery on the west coast of the Taiwan Straits. Scientific and standardized diagnosis and treatment.

Director Lu Yizhuo (2 from the right) live demonstration of the "laparoscopic tension-free inguinal hernia repair" operation.

Photo courtesy of Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University

　　"Hernia" is commonly referred to as "small intestinal gas". Simply put, a hernia is a body tissue or organ, such as the intestine and omentum, that enters another part through a weak point, defect or pore formed congenital or acquired.

　　Inguinal hernia is the most common type of hernia. Its common symptoms are masses in the groin or scrotum, which are obvious when standing, and get better after lying down.

However, if the small intestine is incarcerated or strangulated, it can be life-threatening.

　　In an interview with reporters, Director Lu Yizhuo, head of General Surgery of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Xiamen University, said that inguinal hernia is a common surgical disease with an incidence rate of about 3.5%. Among the elderly, the incidence rate is as high as 11.3%.

At present, the number of adult inguinal hernia operations in China is about 1.5 million cases each year. "Inguinal hernias require surgical intervention. The earlier the intervention, the better the effect."

　　It is understood that many people lack understanding of this disease, some patients regard hernias as unspeakable, and others do not know how to seek medical treatment correctly.

Recently, a 65-year-old elderly patient in Xiamen admitted to the hospital had recurring masses in the groin area for more than 10 years and often felt uncomfortable. However, due to the privacy of the affected area, the old man was reluctant to talk to his children. endure.

It was not until recently that the mass suddenly increased and the pain came, and I rushed to the general surgery department of the hospital. After the emergency hospitalization, he was diagnosed with inguinal hernia incarceration. After emergency surgery, he turned to safety.

　　Lu Yizhuo said that our general surgeons often say that "hernias" should not be too small. It has two meanings. One is that although hernias are a common disease for patients, delays in treatment also carry the risk of serious infections and even fatalities. Early diagnosis and early treatment are needed; second, surgeons have high requirements for refined and minimally invasive hernia surgery, which greatly affects the prognosis of patients.

　　Laparoscopic hernia repair is an emerging technology in hernia surgery in the past ten years, but it has high requirements for doctors in surgery and is difficult for beginners to master, so it has not been popularized in China.

　　As a key clinical discipline in Fujian Province, the Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University, under the leadership of the academic leaders Wu Guoyang and Director Lu Yizhuo, introduced this technology as early as 2010. So far, the number of surgical procedures has exceeded 8,000. The rate of minimally invasive surgery for patients is currently as high as 98%, leading the country.

The department holds a number of training courses every year, and receives medical staff from outside hospitals to come for further study.

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