TITLE:
Abdominal wall hernia in a rural population in India—Is spectrum changing?
AUTHORS:
Mukesh Sangwan, Vijayata Sangwan, Mahender Garg, Parveen Mahendirutta, Uma Garg
KEYWORDS:
Abdominal Wall Hernia; Inguinal Hernia; Ventral Hernia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Epidemiology,
Vol.3 No.3,
August
27,
2013
ABSTRACT: 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.