Hernia basics

Mon, 12/20/2021 - 5:00am

Editor:

Alison Jaworski, MD

Inguinal and Femoral Hernia Management

Dr. Erin Kern

*More common in men (lifetime prevalence 27-43% vs 3-6% in women)

*Inguinal hernias are most common (indirect) in both males and females

*Hernia Risk factors: male, age (bimodal: 0-5, 75-85), low body mass index, prostatectomy, family history

References:

Finnel, Louise. "Hernia in Adults and Children." Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e Eds. Rita K. Cydulka, et al. McGraw Hill, 2017

HerniaSurge Group. International guidelines for groin hernia management. Hernia. 2018 Feb;22(1):1-165. doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1668-x. Epub 2018 Jan 12. PMID: 29330835; PMCID: PMC5809582.

Pawlak, M., East, B. & de Beaux, A.C. Algorithm for management of an incarcerated inguinal hernia in the emergency settings with manual reduction. Taxis, the technique and its safety. Hernia 25, 1253–1258 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-021-02429-1

Nilsson H, Nilsson E, Angerås U, Nordin P. Mortality after groin hernia surgery: delay of treatment and cause of death. Hernia 2011; 15:301.