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Volume 7 Issue 8 (August, 2019)

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Prevalence of inguinal hernia in a known population- A Prospective study
Hari Kesh Yadav

Background: Inguinal hernia is the most common form of abdominal hernia but the incidence is unknown. The present prospective study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of inguinal hernia in a known population. Material and methods: The present prospective study was carried out in 78 patients over the period of 6 months. Ethical approval was taken before the commencement of the study from the Institutional Ethic Review Committee. Informed consent was sought from each patient before being enrolled into the study. All patients who presented to the surgical wards and outpatient with a clinical diagnosis of inguinal hernia were included in the study. Patients those who refused to give consent were excluded from the study. The clinical diagnosis of inguinal hernia was made by detailed history and clinical examination. Statistical data analysis was done using SPSS software version 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results: In our study total patients were 78 in which 62 were males and 16 were females. Inguinal hernia was more prevalent in age group 41-50. It was more common right side. Primary type of inguinal hernia was more common. Conclusion: Inguinal hernias was the cause of morbidity and mortality. Late presentation of disease was due to the lack of awareness. Increasing awareness of the disease among general population will lead to inguinal hernias being detected at earlier stage and will decrease the morbidity due to this disease.
Keywords: Inguinal hernia, abdominal hernia.

Received: 15 March, 2019                                         Revised:  02 August 2019                         Accepted: 05 August 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Hari Kesh Yadav,  Assistant Professor, General Surgery Department, Government Medical College & Superfacility Hospital,  Azammgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

This article may be cited as: Yadav HK. Prevalence of inguinal hernia in a known population:  A Prospective study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(8): 204-206.

 
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