Assessment of Demographic Details of Patients with Hernia Visited in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Hernia is generally defined as the protrusion of a viscus from the cavity in which it is normally contained or more precisely, as the protrusion of a loop or knuckle of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the demographic profile of patients with hernia. Materials & Methods: The present study included assessment of demographic profile of patients presenting with hernia. A total of 100 subjects were enrolled in the present study. Detailed demographic information of all the patients was obtained. Results: Mean age of the present study was 32 years. 40 percent of the patients belonged to the age group of 41 to 60 years. 55 percent of the patients had hernia of the right side. 25 percent of the patients had hernia of the left side. 20 percent had bilateral hernia. In 18 percent of the cases, the hernia was of direct type, while in 82 percent of the cases, hernia was of indirect type. Conclusion: Hernia usually affects the young males are more commonly affected in comparison to females.
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Surendra Kumar, Shwetank Agarwal
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.6.016
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