What does parastomal hernia mean?

Parastomal hernia refers to hernia caused by weak or abnormal abdominal wall around stoma, resulting in the expulsion of abdominal contents from the defect.

The high incidence of this disease includes elderly patients, obese patients, people with chronic constipation, patients with chronic bronchitis, people with Crohn's disease, etc. There are no special symptoms in the early stage of parastomal hernia. As the disease progresses, patients will experience abdominal discomfort, peristomal pain, nausea, vomiting, stop defecation, stomal depression, abdominal colic, etc.

If not treated in time, hernia ring stenosis, intestinal obstruction, peristomal dermatitis, intestinal necrosis and other complications may occur.