Incidence and management of Strangulated Inguinal Hernia

ABSTRACT

This is a retrospective study of forty patients, admitted in Mayo Hospital, Emergency with a diagnosis of strangulated inguinal hernia from 1-6-1997 to 31-12-1998. This study aims at collection of facts and figures about incidence, agetsex presentation, mode of presentation, duration of strangulation, treatment offered operative and post operative complications, and any concomitant illness of the patient. The study revealed that 90% of the affected patients were male and 60% of them fall in the 51-70 years age group. Postural treatment remained effective in 70% of the patients, who presented in Emergency with history of less than 24 hours. In 70% of cases, level of constriction was at the neck of sac and in 80% of cases, small gut and omentum was found to be a content of sac. Partial omentectomy and resection with end to end anastomosis of small gut was performed most of the times