Is having a parastomal hernia a major surgery?

Generally speaking, parastomal hernia surgery is one of the larger surgeries in clinical practice today. Parastomal hernia is a type of hernia caused by the stoma itself, which is caused by a defect in the abdominal wall due to the stoma, which causes organs or tissues in the abdominal cavity to herniate through the defect in the abdominal wall, resulting in the formation of a parastomal hernia. A parastomal hernia is different from other hernia surgeries in that there is an outlet for the intestinal tube, and this outlet for the intestinal tube is either for stool or urine, which is relatively dirty. So the surgery is more difficult for the surgeon. In traditional surgery, a large incision is made in the center of the abdomen to repair a parastomal hernia on the side of the stoma. Therefore, parastomal hernia surgery is a larger surgery and has the highest level of difficulty and risk of all extra-abdominal hernia surgeries, and the recurrence rate of parastomal hernias is also relatively high after surgery. For patients who have undergone fistula surgery and developed a parastomal hernia, it is recommended that they go to the hospital as soon as possible for treatment and early resolution of the problem.