title: Sportsman hernia; the review of current diagnosis and treatment modalities.
abstract: Groin pain is an important clinical entity that may affect a sportsman's active sports life. Sportsman's hernia is a chronic low abdominal and groin pain syndrome. Open and laparoscopic surgical treatment may be chosen in case of conservative treatment failure. Studies on sportsman's hernia, which is a challenging situation in both diagnosis and treatment, are ongoing in many centers. We reviewed the treatment results of 37 patients diagnosed and treated as sportsman's hernia at our hospital between 2011-2014, in light of current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paksoy
authors.affiliation: Clinic of General Surgery, Acıbadem Fulya Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ümit
authors.initials: Ü
authors.lastname: Sekmen
keywords: Sportsman’s hernia; athletic pubalgia; groin pain; surgical treatment