title: Herniography in women under 40 years old with chronic groin pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find out the prevalence of symptomatic non-palpable groin hernias in women under 40 years old with undiagnosed chronic groin pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital, Sweden.
  
  
  METHODS
  116 women 14-39 years old (mean 27) with chronic undiagnosed groin pain who underwent herniography 1977-1994.
  
  
  METHODS
  Intraperitoneal injection of 80 ml iodine contrast medium (200 mg I/ml)
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hernias were found in 28 patients (24%): 17 in the right groin alone, 6 in the left groin alone and 5 bilaterally. 19 patients had hernias on the symptomatic side only. 17 patients had indirect inguinal hernias and 7 had direct inguinal hernias (which are claimed to be extremely rare in women).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A hernia is a relatively common finding during herniography in young women with groin pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kesek
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ekberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007485:Ioxaglic Acid; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007485:Ioxaglic Acid