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Best hospitals and doctors for femoral hernia treatment abroad

Leading hospitals

Cost for treatment

Diagnostic tests for femoral hernia
1254
Femoral ernia closure with endoscopic transabdominal or extraperitoneal preperitoneal plastic repair
4471.45
General therapeutic rehabilitation
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The DKD HELIOS Clinic Wiesbaden has long made a name for itself in the international medical arena by introducing an optimal model of medical care, combining the use of the most advanced medical technologies, the experience of highly qualified doctors and impeccable quality of patient care. The medical facility first opened its
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The Hannover Medical School has the status of a leading German medical facility. The advanced medical technologies, highly qualified specialists, as well as productive research activities form a solid basis for top-class medical service of the world standard. The hospital is proud of its outstanding achievements in the treatment
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The Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital Istanbul is an advanced multidisciplinary medical center that began its clinical practice in 2018. It is part of the world famous Memorial Healthcare Group. The hospital was designed in accordance with the very latest standards of modern architecture with the aim of providing top-class m
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The Asklepios Hospital Barmbek Hamburg is an academic hospital of the University of Hamburg. The hospital was opened in 2005, and today it is one of the best and most modern medical centers in Europe. The priority areas of specialization of the medical facility are emergency medical care and comprehensive treatment of cancer, ur
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The Municipal Hospital Karlsruhe is a modern maximum care medical facility, which combines a long tradition and the advanced achievements of modern medicine. The hospital operates on the basis of the University of Freiburg, so scientific innovations in the field of diagnostics and treatment are continuously introduced into pract
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Luisenhospital Aachen
Luisenhospital Aachen
Overall rating9.8 / 10
The Luisenhospital Aachen is a modern health facility that offers top-class European-standard service. The medical complex is an academic hospital of RWTH Aachen University, which provides patients with access to innovations in diagnosis and treatment. The hospital first opened its doors to patients in 1967 and has been carrying
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Sana Hospital Duisburg
Sana Hospital Duisburg
Overall rating9.2 / 10
The Sana Hospital Duisburg is a maximum care medical center with 678 beds and 17 specialized departments. With the very latest innovations and high quality patient care, the clinic works for the benefit of a person and their health. The hospital ranks among the leading clinics in the region. In 2013, the hospital
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St. Anna Hospital Herne
St. Anna Hospital Herne
Overall rating9.5 / 10
According to the famous Focus magazine, the St. Anna Hospital Herne ranks among the best medical facilities in North Rhine-Westphalia! The hospital first opened its doors to patients on September 27, 1901, and therefore it is rightfully proud of its long history and successful treatment results. Initially, the hospital had only
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The Alfried Krupp Hospital in Essen-Ruettenscheid began its work back in 1870, and large-scale restoration took place here in 1980. The medical facility is an academic hospital of the University of Duisburg-Essen, thanks to which it has access to innovations in the medical field, and also makes its own contribution to the develo
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The Park-Clinic Weissensee Berlin is a progressive medical facility with the highest standards of medical care. The medical facility is an academic hospital of the Charite University Hospital Berlin, thanks to which the specialists have access to all medical innovations. The clinic was opened on April 1, 1997, on the former Weis
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According to the reputable Focus magazine, the Hospital Cologne-Merheim ranks among the top German medical centers! The health facility is an academic hospital of Witten/Herdecke University, which gives patients access to the very latest developments in European medicine. The Hospital Cologne-Merheim positions itself as a maximu
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The Meoclinic Hospital Berlin is one of Germany's most renowned multidisciplinary private hospitals offering top-class and patient-centered medical care. The hospital opened its doors to patients back in 2000 and today is deservedly proud of its vast experience. It has 28 specialized departments, each of which is responsible
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The Memorial Sisli Hospital Istanbul is the largest and leading medical complex in Turkey, which meets the highest standards of medical care when providing the advanced diagnostics and treatment using the very latest methods. The hospital is part of the Memorial Health Group – it was the first project of this provider of m
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The Hirslanden Clinic La Colline Geneva is a multidisciplinary medical facility, where the patient will benefit from an impeccable quality of medical service, responsive care and a humane attitude. The clinic provides both inpatient treatment and outpatient care. There are 67 beds available for hospitalization. The basis of succ
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According to the reputable Focus magazine, the Hospital Cologne-Holweide ranks among the top medical centers in North Rhine-Westphalia! The medical complex is an academic hospital of the University of Cologne, providing patients with high-quality healthcare based on the latest achievements in university medicine. The hospital ad
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MIC Hospital Berlin
MIC Hospital Berlin
Overall rating10 / 10
The MIC Hospital Berlin positions itself as one of the best, highly specialized medical complexes for minimally invasive surgery. In recent years, this surgical technique has increasingly replaced classical open surgery because it gives patients a chance to undergo low-traumatic surgical treatment and recover from surgery as qui
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About the disease  

Femoral hernia is a bugle or lump, which usually protrudes into omentum or intestinal loops. However, sometimes a hernia sac can include male testicles or a female ovary, as well as a bladder and an appendix. 

According to medical statistics, this condition affects every tenth person with abdominal hernia. Due to the postpartum complications and a specific anatomy of the female pelvis, this disease is more common among women. It can also be diagnosed in patients as young as one year old, because their abdominal walls are weak and cannot hold the internal organs.  

The disease develops because of physiological and anatomical preconditions, which cause weakness of the abdominal wall. These include impaired innervation of the peritoneum, postoperative scarring, numerous pregnancies, rapid weight loss and injuries in the abdominal area. The following factors that cause high abdominal pressure can also contribute to the development of the condition: 

  • Prolonged labor 
  • Frequent constipation 
  • Cough 
  • Difficulty urinating 
  • Physical stress 

The effect of these factors can be long-term or single.

Symptoms 

The swelling causes discomfort in the groin area, which can increase with physical exertion, but can also be asymptomatic until the development of parietal hernia. This saccular smooth protrusion usually has a semicircular shape. It is located under the inguinal fold. The protrusion is reset and afterwards a patient can have rumbling of the intestine. The symptoms include: 

  • Persistent pain that increases with coughing 
  • “Skin crawling” in the numb limb 
  • If bladder is entrapped in the “hernia”, the patient will suffer from frequent urination accompanied by burning and pain. 

Diagnosis 

Due to the absence of a pronounced clinical picture, it is difficult to diagnose this disease at the early stage. Palpation can help to determine a type of hernia, its size and condition. Ultrasound can determine the contents of the hernia sac. 

Treatment 

  • Conservative treatment has failed to be efficient for this condition. In the diagnosis of femoral hernia the patient is advised to have surgical treatment, such as herniotomy and herioplasty. Do not be afraid to have surgery. If you do not have surgical intervention, the content of the hernia sac will come out and damage itself. Consequently, the protrusion will become larger and functioning of the organs will be impaired. 
  • During the surgery a doctor opens the hernia sac, examines its contents, resects an affected part of the omentum, resets internals back to their proper location, resects femoral hernia and performs the plastic repair of its canal. The surgery is performed very carefully as to not affect the healthy organs.  To perform endoscopic transabdominal or extraperitoneal preperitoneal plastic repair, there can be used materials, such as an antiallergenic polypropylene mesh or patient’s own tissues. The last type of plastic repair is worse than a synthetic mesh. The biological tissues are stretched and it causes pain and circulatory disorders. If the sutures tear apart, there is a greater likelihood of relapse. 
  • Some specialists prefer to treat femoral hernia by means of the mesh.  Laparoscopic techniques are rarely used, since they are not very reliable. The mesh is placed on the area with high pressure in order to protect a weakened connective tissue from high strains. The mesh retains the organs and promotes a rapid growth of connective tissue. A synthetic implant can prevent the recurrence of the disease. In the case of strangulated femoral hernia, a dysfunctional part of the intestine is resected. 
  • A postoperative period includes restoration of the bladder and intestines, prevention of thromboembolic and infectious complications. To achieve these goals, doctors prescribe motor activity, “vascular” formulae and antibiotic therapy.

Authors: Dr. Vadim ZhiliukDr. Sergey Pashchenko