Abdominal wall hernia in a rural population in India—Is spectrum changing?

• 作者: Mahender Garg Mukesh Sangwan Parveen Mahendirutta Uma Garg Vijayata Sangwan
• 来源期刊: 流行病学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: ABDOMINAL Wall HERNIA INGUINAL HERNIA VENTRAL HERNIA
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（3）
• 页码范围: 135-138
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Hernia is a common word that most surgeons are familiar with. A retrospective study was planned to analyse the spectrum of abdominal wall hernias in a rural population inIndia. Majority of the patients were of 40 - 70 yrs. Male to female ratio was 7:1. Incidence of groin hernias showed an increasing trend with advancing age. Out of total 320 cases, inguinal hernias were predominating in 77.81% cases. Ventral hernias were present in about 18% cases. However, femoral hernias were rare. We concluded that spectrum of abdominal wall hernias is almost the same all over the globe despite having differences in their socioeconomic and educational status.