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In the twenty-first century, the world has seen an increase in the number of people suffering from tumors and swellings in the neck area. This problem occurs mainly in adults aged twenty-five years and older. Children get this disease less often, and the forms of pathologies that develop in them are milder.

Tumors and swellings in the neck area

In this article we will look at what tumors and swellings in the neck are, the reasons for their formation, symptoms, diagnosis and their treatment.

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Hernias of the anterior abdominal wall are one of the most common human diseases; they are observed in 2-4% of the total population of the planet. A hernial protrusion is the exit of the peritoneum in the form of a bag with the insides contained in it through any defect of the abdominal wall beyond its limits. There are inguinal and femoral hernias, hernias of the white line of the abdomen and Spigelian line, postoperative ventral hernias, etc.

Causes

How the tumor develops depends on the cause of its appearance.

There are several reasons for the development of tumors

The most common reasons are listed below.

1. Injuries, blows, bruises of the cervical vertebrae and/or muscles. Such incidents can cause swelling and lead to breathing problems.
2. Neck cyst. This problem most often occurs in children. If you do not get rid of it in time, purulent inflammation may develop, and subsequently a tumor.
3. Inflammation of the lymph nodes. It is common in children and adults. An experienced doctor can easily determine it by palpation.
4. Problems with the thyroid gland. In this case, the tumor most often develops in the front of the neck.

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You can live with a hernia. But not for long...

It should be immediately noted that there are no safe hernias. The presence of a “hole” in the so-called “soft skeleton”, which is the abdominal wall, threatens a number of complications. The most dangerous of them is strangulation of the contents of the hernial sac in the ring. If in this case a loop of intestine or another vital organ is pinched, then the time countdown begins in minutes, and the whole situation develops into a matter of “life and death.” A patient with a strangulated hernia must undergo urgent surgery. Moreover, if the strangulated organ is no longer viable, then the scope of the operation can be very traumatic, and the prognosis is unfavorable. Hernias are strangulated in approximately 10-12% of cases, most often umbilical, inguinal and femoral. If the hernia does not have a tendency to strangulate, then in any case, over time, the hernial ring expands and the hernia increases. In some cases, with ventral hernias of the anterior abdominal wall, a significant part of the intestine, the greater omentum, and part of the stomach end up in the sac, and the hernia becomes “giant.” There are cases when the patient literally “carries a giant hernia in his arms,” without being able to reduce it into the abdominal cavity. What kind of quality of life can we talk about in such cases?! Accordingly, the treatment of such hernias is a complex problem. Considering all of the above, it becomes clear that you should get rid of the disease without delaying or waiting for complications.

Prevention

To prevent the recurrence of tumors or swelling in the neck area, the following preventive measures are recommended.

1. You need to say “no” to bad habits. To eliminate any favorable conditions for the development of tumors and swellings in the neck area, you need to stop drinking alcohol and smoking. The disappearance of these two bad habits from a person’s life significantly reduces the chance of cancer recurrence, which can cause a tumor.
2. Get vaccinated. Today, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines help fight oropharyngeal and neck cancer.
3. Sports activities. Everyone knows about the benefits of physical exercise for human health. Anyone who plays sports has a strong immune system and a well-developed body physically. This gives natural resistance to most diseases.
4. Exposure to the sun should be done in moderation. Many people love to sunbathe, but not everyone benefits from the sun equally. After treatment for a tumor, it is better to be less exposed to direct sunlight and tightly cover the places where the tumor was once located. This will avoid a possible relapse.

The main thing is to return everything to its place!

Treatment of hernias of any localization is only surgical. All hernias of the anterior abdominal wall, with the exception of inguinal hernias, are operated on using the “open” method. An incision is made, the hernial sac is isolated and opened, its contents are inserted into the abdominal cavity. Next, proceed to the main stage. The edges of the hernia defect are sutured according to the chosen technique. Adequate implementation of this stage largely determines the prognosis of the operation. Inguinal and femoral hernias have a more complex anatomy. Their treatment requires not only knowledge of the topography of this zone, but also all modern treatment methods.

Belly patch or new techniques

In recent years, techniques have begun to be used to avoid tissue tension. During the operation, special meshes are inserted through the incision in the projection of the hernial ring to hold the exit of the hernial sac through the aponeurosis defect. The meaning of the action is clear: if a child wipes his pants, then the housewife does not sew up the hole, but sews in a patch. The comparison may be curious for such a serious topic, but it conveys the main idea embedded in the methodology. It should be noted that all “open” operations involve, first of all, an incision, the associated pain syndrome, the danger of inflammation of the suture and, finally, rough scars on the skin. Therefore, in hernia surgery, the search for new operations that would combine not only reliability, but also low trauma does not stop.

Hernia “in a hammock”

Since 1992, “closed” methods of surgical treatment of inguinal hernias, the so-called “laparoscopic hernioplasty,” began to be used in our country. Operations are performed without an incision. Through small punctures, long thin instruments are used to sew the mesh into the abdominal wall in the projection of the hernia defect. At the same time, the principle of “no tissue tension” is maintained. The mesh covers the entire groin area, including the medial, lateral fossa and femoral canal - i.e. all “weak” places of possible release of other hernias of the inguinal localization. Laparoscopic operations currently meet all the necessary requirements for a surgical procedure: low trauma, safety, reliability, high cosmetic effect, short rehabilitation time. All this, of course, provided that the method is in the hands of a high-class professional and not an amateur.

Tumor classifications

Tumors in the neck vary depending on where they originate.

Table No. 1. Types of tumors

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The surgical department of the Center for Endosurgery and Lithotripsy has been actively working to improve surgical methods for treating abdominal wall hernias for 9 years. Along with traditional methods, preference is given to new “closed” hernioplasty techniques.

The work is mainly carried out in three directions:

1. Surgical treatment of giant ventral hernias of the anterior abdominal wall

   Work in this area includes:

   • Determination of indications for choosing a surgical method (with or without prolene mesh);

   Preparing patients for the upcoming operation;

2. Improving methods of pain relief during surgery;
3. Cosmetic aspects of giant hernia surgery;
4. Prevention of cardiopulmonary complications in the early postoperative period
5. Laparoscopic methods for treating inguinal hernias

   This direction is a priority. Suffice it to say that the first laparoscopic hernioplasty in Russia was performed in our department. Currently, CELT surgeons have the greatest experience in performing these operations in our country. Long-term results are being analyzed. It can already be said that in terms of the number of complications and recurrences of hernias, laparoscopic hernioplasty has a number of undeniable advantages over traditional operations. In our department, patients after laparoscopic hernioplasty get out of bed in the evening of the day of surgery and most of them are discharged from the hospital the very next day after the intervention.

   Work is carried out in the following directions:

   • Expansion of indications for laparoscopic hernioplasty;

   Improving surgical techniques to reduce its invasiveness;

6. Features of the postoperative period;
7. Laparoscopic technique for the treatment of “giant” inguinal-scrotal hernias;
8. The possibility of performing simultaneous (simultaneous) laparoscopic operations for combined diseases of the abdominal organs requiring surgery;
9. Study of long-term treatment results.
10. A new way to treat giant inguinal hernias

    Laparoscopic techniques have a number of limitations. In particular, throughout the world the presence of a large inguinoscrotal hernia is a contraindication to laparoscopic surgery. Traditional methods give a high percentage of recurrence of these hernias in the long term. The surgical department of the clinic developed an original method for treating this pathology. The essence of the method is that part of the operation is performed through a small, 3-4 centimeter incision in the groin area. In this case, the hernial sac is isolated and the external inguinal ring is sutured. The second stage is endoscopic. Through punctures using laparoscopic technology, a mesh is installed to cover the hernia defect from the inside. In this combination method, combining elements of “open” and “closed” techniques, it is possible to operate on fairly large hernias with minimal losses for the patient. Patients are discharged from the hospital 2-3 days after surgery. To date, we have not found a single relapse of the disease. Our method of combined laparoscopic hernioplasty was presented at a surgical congress in Italy in 1998 and aroused keen interest among foreign colleagues. First of all, they have not seen such huge, neglected hernias in their countries for a long time and, of course, the new technique, in their opinion, has opened up new opportunities in the surgery of complex defects of the anterior abdominal wall.

Secondary risk factors

Below are described the secondary signs that serve as the basis for the appearance of tumors and swellings.

Floor

Neck tumors are more common in men. On average, up to 80% of cases of complaints regarding this matter were made by men (according to statistics from WHO). However, the number of women suffering from neck tumors is rapidly changing, as more and more representatives of the fair sex are now abusing alcohol and cigarettes.

Males are more likely to suffer from neck tumors

The ratio of men to women affected by this pathology is 3 to 1. According to studies that have been conducted over the past five years, this imbalance will continue.

Age

Most often, people over 50 years of age suffer from tumors in the neck area, but recently young people aged 25-35 years have increasingly begun to report this complaint.

The disease is getting younger - more and more young people are suffering from this disease

In addition, young people have problems diagnosing the disease due to the too long list of possible causes that must first be “weeded out.”

Climatic conditions

It is noteworthy that the risk of developing a tumor, for example, in India, is almost six times higher than in Scandinavia.

The climatic conditions in which a person lives directly affect the chance of a tumor appearing in the neck area

According to scientists, the high incidence rate in Asia is a consequence of common habits in the area, such as chewing betel nut and using smokeless tobacco. The high increase in the incidence of this pathology in Russia is caused by smoking and alcoholism.

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We consider performing two or more operations simultaneously for combined surgical diseases as another interesting area of ​​work. There are not so few people suffering from several diseases at once that require surgery. Traditionally, they endure one operation after another, trying to gradually get rid of their ailments. The use of gentle laparoscopic techniques allows you to solve the problem in one step. Our department has accumulated extensive experience when laparoscopic hernioplasty was performed in conjunction with removal of the gallbladder for cholelithiasis, colon resection, gynecological operations, etc. Despite the expansion of the volume, patients tolerate these interventions well, are activated early and are discharged from the hospital in almost the same time frame as after one operation. At the same time, the patient avoids repeated intervention with all the ensuing difficulties and dangers, saving time, effort and money.

Results

Tumors and swellings in the neck area are a serious problem that can affect every person. Even though some of them are considered benign, they are still dangerous because they can turn into malignant forms over time.

There are many reasons for the appearance of tumors, but mostly it is due to bad habits and viruses. They most often contribute to the occurrence of this type of problem in people.

A tumor in the neck is a dangerous disease that must be fought to the end

It is impossible to overestimate the need for prompt diagnosis of tumors in the neck and the work of qualified specialists, since early detection of the disease provides a greater chance of a full recovery.

Treatment of early symptoms of tumors and swellings in the neck area is possible without surgery, but if you do not consult a doctor in time, surgical removal of the tumor will be the only way out for a cure.

If you do not create favorable conditions for the development of malignant neoplasms, then tumors and swellings in the neck will never bother you.

Hernias “amenable” and hernias “intractable”

All inguinal hernias can be operated on using laparoscopic techniques. These include direct, oblique inguinal and femoral hernias.

Laparoscopic hernioplasty is especially indicated:

1. For large inguinal-scrotal hernias;
2. For recurrent inguinal hernias;
3. Bilateral inguinal hernias;
4. When an inguinal hernia is combined with other surgical diseases, if a simultaneous operation is planned.

In the first two cases, traditional operations are accompanied by a large number of relapses. In the other two, open operations are usually performed in stages.

We consider the presence of severe concomitant cardiovascular diseases in the patient as relative contraindications to laparoscopic hernioplasty. These operations are also not indicated during late pregnancy.

When choosing treatment, choose a surgeon!

It can be said that in the Department of Surgery of the Center for Endosurgery and Lithotripsy, almost all modern methods of treating hernias of the anterior abdominal wall of any location and anatomical structure are widely used. In addition, I would like to note that the team of surgeons has been working in the same composition for more than 10 years, which undoubtedly affects the coherence of the work and the quality of the operations performed.

Patients who have undergone hernioplasty in our department are carefully monitored by our specialists for several years, being, so to speak, under “guaranteed service.” This approach allows us to constantly improve and improve the quality of surgical treatment.