Clinical inquiries. What is the risk of bowel strangulation in an adult with an untreated inguinal hernia?
Leubner
Kristel D
KD
Family Medicine Residency Program, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Waco, TX, USA.
Chop
William M
WM
Ewigman
Bernard
B
Loven
Bridget
B
Park
Michael K
MK
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome