A hernia (fracture) is a weakness in the muscles of the abdomen or its aponeurosis, through which the intestinal loops and peritoneum can repeatedly or permanently emerge, and become visible or feelable as a protrusion.
There are different causes and localisations for abdominal wall hernias. The weakness in the abdomen can be congenital or acquired, and depending on their location, can be seen or felt when the intestinal loops emerge. The intestinal loops may emerge permanently or slide back.
Persons suffering from abdominal wall hernia usually experience a pulling pain around the hernia, especially under strain, but also when standing or coughing. The protrusion caused by the emerging intestinal loops can be visually disturbing or can have the effect that for example pants won’t fit anymore. Additionally, patients often experience indigestion or pain while passing stool.
Typical symptoms and palpatory findings lead the doctor to the correct diagnosis. If a hernia is not visible or palpable, because it might have developed towards the back, a CT scan will be necessary as well. To avoid dangerous complications (dying of intestinal loop when stuck in the hernia opening), an abdominal wall hernia should be treated surgically.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
Note: Your information will be kept anonymously.
Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
Enter your general personal and health information.
Enter your present medical symptoms.
Enter your mobile phone number to identify yourself and you can finalize the appointment booking.
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