Inguinal Hernia Epidemiology
Hence these two statistics types can differ.
Inguinal hernia epidemiology. Inguinal hernia is the most common abdominal wall hernia. An inguinal hernia is a protrusion of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. A short lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence but a life long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high. Approximately 25 of males and 2 of females have an inguinal hernia over the course of their lifetime.
Inguinal hernias occur more often in men and with increasing incidence at advanced age. Although 50 of patients with an inguinal hernia are unaware of this repair of inguinal hernia is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide. This may include pain or discomfort especially with coughing exercise or bowel movements. A bulging area may occur that becomes larger when bearing down.
3 21 the male to female ratio for indirect inguinal hernia is 7 1. Nationwide prevalence of groin hernia repair. Often it gets worse throughout the day and improves when lying down. The most frequent hernia is the inguinal hernia 73 of cases.
Lateral to the inferior epigastric artery or through the weakened posterior wall of the inguinal canal direct inguinal hernia. There is a recognised male predi. 1 2 8 but are these figures outdated. Inguinal 70 75 femoral 6 17 umbilical 3 8 5 followed by rarer forms 1 2.
In general inguinal hernia affects all ages but the incidence increases with age. Inguinal hernia is a type of groin herniation part of a large group of abdominal wall herniae 1. Medial to the inferior epigastric artery inguinal hernias are often asymptomatic presenting as a painless swelling in the groin. An inguinal hernia is an abnormal protrusion of intra abdominal contents either through the deep inguinal ring indirect inguinal hernia.
Symptoms are present in about 66 of affected people. The term incidence of inguinal hernia refers to the annual diagnosis rate or the number of new cases of inguinal hernia diagnosed each year. 1 2 7 various authors all quote the following order of hernias in decreasing frequency. Burcharth j pedersen m bisgaard t et al.
Inguinal hernias are the most common type in both males and females. Although inguinal hernia can occur in both sexes the disorder predominantly affects men male to female ratio is 7 9 1.