Men with hernia completed a survey on demographics, knowledge of the disease, and barriers to surgical treatment.A total of 803 participants were examined, while 105 participants completed the survey. The prevalence of inguinal hernia was 10.8 % (95 % CI 8.0, 13.6 %), and 2.2 % (95 % CI...
Methods Adult men randomly selected from the Barekese sub-district of Ashanti Region, Ghana were examined by surgeons for the presence of inguinal hernia. Men with hernia completed a survey on demographics, knowledge of the disease, and barriers to surgical treatment. Results A total of 803 ...
moresevereoesophageal mucosaldiseasein asthmatics.•Hiatalherniawas the only statisticallysignificantpredictorof oesophageal mucosalstatus.•Hiatusherniawasabsentin only one of the nine patients with Barrett'soesophagus.•Hiatusherniawas present in 33 patients.•Men get moreulcers,hernias, and back ...
This small evagination of parietal peritoneum, named the Canal of Nuck in women, is the equivalent of processus vaginalis in men. Incomplete obliteration of the processus vaginalis causes indirect inguinal hernia or hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck, a very rare condition in women. In the case ...
There are many different types of hernias that occur for different reasons and vary between men, women, and children. We are going to go over the...
According to the definition given by Fruchaud, groin hernia refers to any hernia of the inguinofemoral region. All of these hernias result essentially from weakness of the fascia transversalis in the same deep zone, i. e., the myopectineal orifice, and thus require management based on commo...
Fluid in your abdomen (ascites) A large growth in your abdomen Pregnancy, especially more than 1 pregnancy Chronic constipation or straining to have bowel movements Repeated coughing caused by lung disease such as COPDWhat are the signs and symptoms of an umbilical hernia?Umbilical...
The most common type of hernia, inguinal hernias occur more frequently in men than women but can affect anyone. There are two subcategories of hernias within the inguinal type: direct and indirect. A direct inguinal hernia pushes directly through a weak spot in the posterior wall of the ...
Given that essential surgery is a necessary component in health systems, the prevalence of inguinal hernias and the cost-effectiveness of herniorrhaphy, this disease is an important target for LMICs planning surgical capacity improvements. 展开
In our case, further preo- perative radiological refinement (with either CT and/or ultrasound) would not have changed the decision to oper- ate as this patient had a clinically strangulated hernia, The treatment of choice of this disease entity is emer- gency surgery [6] and consists in ...