Background: Inguinal hernias are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing
world. In resource limited settings in rural Africa the clinical management of inguinal hernias …

BACKGROUND: We sought to evaluate selected risk factors for development of inguinal
hernia in adult male Nigerians in a hospital based case control study. The aim was to …

Background Inguinal hernia is thought to be common in rural Ghana, though no recent data
exist on hernia prevalence in the country. This information is needed to guide policy and …

Background: Inguinal hernias are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing
world. In resource limited settings in rural Africa the clinical management of inguinal hernias …

Background Inguinal hernia repair remains the commonest operation performed by general
surgeons all over the world. There is paucity of published data on surgical management of …

Background: Hernia surgery is one of the most frequent procedures done by surgeons–
paediatric and general surgeons–in the African continent. Objective: To review the surgical …

The inguinal hernia is a very frequent surgical pathology in the world and it represents 95%
of the hernias of the groin. This work aimed to determine the frequency of inguinal hernias …

Background: Inguinal hernia is defined as the subcutaneous passage of a portion of the
peritoneum containing abdominal viscera through the inguinal canal or directly through the …

Background: An inguinal hernia is defined as the protrusion or passage of a peritoneal sac,
with or without abdominal contents, through a weakened part of the abdominal wall in the …

Purpose: Inguinal hernias lead to several potentially fatal complications such as
strangulation. Assessing the prevalence, risk factors, and beliefs of a population is essential …