Question:
Will a Hernia Prevent Lap Surgery?

Had upper endoscopy and they found a herinia will this prevent lap surgey? They found inflammation dudenum, jejeunm and a herina they say it could be caused by my obesity. what am worryed about is that this will cause me to have open gastric bypass procedure instead of the lap procedure has anybody out there had this problem before surgery and still had lap.    — sheri B. (posted on August 10, 2002)

August 10, 2002
Sheri, Was the hernia in the Jejunum or Duodenum or was it hiatal? I know the EGD sees it all. I know for a fact that a hiatal hernia will not prevent a lap procedure because hiatal hernias are most commony repaired laparoscopically, so are most other abdominal hernias. Best of luck to you.
   — Tina B.

August 10, 2002
I had to have open due to a huge hernia. I had a VBG, gallbladder removed and the hernia repair. The hernia repair has been what has taken longest to heal. If you have any questions I can help with, e-mail me.
   — Nicole K.

August 11, 2002
Your surgeon will let you know that, but I have heard of those with hernias having lap. I actually had a hernia, but we didn't know about it, before surgery. I had the lap RNY and the doc saw it while he was in there but left it alone. Well, 5 days later, my bowel got kinked and sucked into the hernia-next day emergency open surgery to repair the kinked bowel and the hernia. So, ask your doc if he can repair it while he's in there....
   — Cindy R.