Inguinal Hernia in Females - A report of two cases with literature review
Keywords:
Hernia, Female, inguinal, direct, incidence, rare
Abstract
The rarity of inguinal hernia in females remains a clinical curiosity. Due to its rarity inguinal hernias are much more difficult to diagnose in women than in men. We report two cases of direct
inguinal hernia in females. Direct inguinal hernia in females being very rare and therefore is an easily missed diagnosis and should be kept at the back of the mind as a differential while dealing with pelvic problems in females.
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2. Wagner JP, Brunicardi FC, Parviz K. Inguinal Hernias. In: Schwartz, editor. Principles of Surgery. 10thedn. New York: McGraw Hill Education Inc; 2014. p. 1495.
3. Coley WB. Inguinal Hernia in the Female. Ann Surg 1909;50:609–29.
4. Rosemar A, Angeras U. Effect of body mass index on groin hernia surgery. Ann Surg. 2010;252:397-401
5. Glassow F. An evaluation of the strength of the inguinal canal in women. Br J Surg. 1973;60:342-4.
6. Attah AA, Hutson JM. The anatomy of the female gubernaculum is different from the male. Aust N Z J Surg. 1991;61:380-4.
7. Herrington JK. Occult inguinal hernia in the females. Ann Surg. 1975;181:481-3.
8. Lt ColChawla. Inguinal Hernia In Females. MJAFI 2001;57:306-8.
9. Burcharth J, Pedersen M, Bisgaard T, Pedersen C, Rosenberg J. Nationwide Prevalence of Groin Hernia Repair. PLoS ONE 2013;8(1): e54367.doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0054367.
10. Sangwan M, Sangwan V, Garg M, Mahendirutta P, Garg U. Abdominal wall hernia in a rural population in India—Is spectrum changing? Open Journal of Epidemiology. 2013;3:135-8.
11. Kesek P, Ekberg O. Herniography in women under 40 years old with chronic groin pain. Eur J Surg. 1999;165:573-8.
12. Nyhus LM. Individualization of hernia repair: a new era. Surg. 1993;114:1-2.
Published
2019-08-31
How to Cite
Dr Saurabh Sharma, Goyal S, Rashid A, Goyal R. (2019). Inguinal Hernia in Females - A report of two cases with literature review. The Indian Practitioner, 68(2), 40-42. Retrieved from https://articles.theindianpractitioner.com/index.php/tip/article/view/677
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