Original Article
Reviewing a consecutive series of 255 women with
primary groin hernia repairs and how they differ
from hernias in male patients
Published by The
World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, 2008
Groin Hernias in Women
Conclusions:
Groin hernias in women differ from those in men in respect of
symptoms
and age incidence. Direct inguinal hernias in this series were more
common than
has previously been reported.
Persistent groin pain in wonmen, without any palpable lump, should
arouse
suspicion of an occult hernia.
The vast majority of women with a groin hernia presented with a
palpable swelling.
The Lichtenstein repair for inguinal hernia and a mesh plug repair for
elective
femoral hernia gives excellent results.
The World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall
Surgery
12: 267-270 (2008)
c Springer-Verlag 2008
