title: [Femoral hernia in elderly and senile patients, peculiarities of surgical tactics].
abstract: The results of surgical treatment of 74 elderly and senile patients, suffering femoral hernia (FH), were analyzed. In 39 (52.7%) of them intestinal incarceration was noted. The most effective procedures have appeared those, which incorporate application of polypropylene implants for the femoral ring strengthening while hernioplasty performing in elderly and senile patients. Application of transabdominal preperitoneal endovideohemioplasty constitutes a perspective direction in surgical treatment of FH.
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Vorovs'kyĭ
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes