Types of Hernia in Sulaimani Governorate

Volume 8 , Issue 1 , December 2005 , Pages 115-120

Authors

Kamal Ahmed Saeed 1

1 College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani

DOI logo 10.17656/jzs.10139

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Abstract

a retrospective study done to know the prevalence of abdominal wall hernia from the operations done druing the period of 1 septermber 1994 till the 30 deptermber 2000. Among 21222 patients eperated 4554 (21%) were hernias of different types . The mean age of the patients with abdominal wall hernias was around 46 years. Inguinal hernias appear to affect children and adolescents (0 -30) years more, while other types appear to affect middle ages (21-50) years more. Hernias where mostly of inguinal type, mainly unilateral on the right side, followed by umbilieal (and Para umbilieal), incisional, epigastric and femoral hernia.

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