Prevalence of inguinal hernia in otherwise healthy males of 20 to 22 years of age.
Twenty-seven thousand four hundred and eight adult males between 20 and 22 years of age who were otherwise healthy were examined to detect inguinal hernias. Eight hundred and eighty-five (3.2%) inguinal hernia cases were detected. These were 479 (54.1%) right inguinal hernias, 351 (39.7%) left inguinal hernias and 55 (6.2%) bilateral inguinal hernias. One hundred and eighty-five (20.9%) subjects reported first degree relatives and 147 (16.6%) subjects reported second degree relatives with inguinal hernias. It is concluded that these results may be a useful guide for future studies about the prevalence of inguinal hernias in the populations as a whole and suggest a familial predisposition.
Akin
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Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Karakaya
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Batkin
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Nogay
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D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity; D005192:Family Health; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D015995:Prevalence; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology