%0 Journal Article
%T Abdominal wall hernia in a rural population in India¡ªIs spectrum changing?
%A Mukesh Sangwan
%A Vijayata Sangwan
%A Mahender Garg
%A Parveen Mahendirutta
%A Uma Garg
%J Open Journal of Epidemiology
%P 135-138
%@ 2165-7467
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojepi.2013.33020
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	<b><span style=\"font-size:10pt;\">Hernia is a common word that most surgeons are familiar with. A retrospective study was planned to analyse the spectrum of abdominal wall hernias in a rural population inIndia. Majority of the patients were of 40 - 70 yrs. Male to female ratio was 7:1. Incidence of groin hernias showed an increasing trend with advancing age. Out of total 320 cases, inguinal hernias were predominating in 77.81% cases. Ventral hernias were present in about 18% cases. However, femoral hernias were rare. We concluded that spectrum of abdominal wall hernias is almost the same all over the globe despite having differences in their socioeconomic and educational status.</span></b><b><span style=\"font-size:10pt;\"></span></b> 
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%K Abdominal Wall Hernia
%K Inguinal  Hernia
%K Ventral Hernia
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=36282