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Prevalence and Surgical Management of Inguinal Hernia in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in A Rural Area: A Retrospective Study

A. Periasamy M.S., Professor and Head, Department of General Surgery, Tagore Medical College and Hospital (Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600127, India. , Farook A.1 , Periasamy A.2 , Arvind S.3 , Kannan I.4

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New Indian Journal of Surgery 9(3):p 269-271, May-June 2018. | DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.9318.3

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Background: The repair of inguinal hernia is the often-performed surgical operation worldwide [1]. It is the common condition among the people and affects around 27% - 43% of males and 3% - 6% of females of the world population In the present study, an attempt has been made to find the prevalence of hernia and the surgical management done in our geographical area.

Methods: The present study was retrospective, cross-sectional study from the period of 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2017. A total of 294 hernia patients were admitted in inpatient surgical ward during that period. The demographic details of all the patients were noted from the medical records.

Results: A total of 294 inguinal hernia patients undergone surgical interventions during the study period. Among which, 273 (93%) patients were male and 21 (7%) were females. The post-operative stay in hospital is almost less than 10 days as it indicates that most of the patients were discharged without any complication.

Conclusion: The male patients are predominant compared to female patients. The hernioplasty was performed in all the patients and the surgical complications are less. The exact prevalence rate may be high as some patients may either undergo a self-treatment or may not report due to the lack of complications.

Keywords: Inguinal Hernia; Prevalence; Hernioplasty; Post-operative Stay.

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