Femoral hernia surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]
Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for femoral hernia.
Indications
- The mainstay of treatment for femoral hernia is surgery. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- [Indication 1]
- [Indication 2]
- [Indication 3]
Surgery
- Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for femoral hernia.[1]
- Surgery should not be delayed because of the high incidence of strangulation or incarceration.[1]
- In case of incarceration or strangulation immediate surgical intervention is required regardless of age of the patient.[2]
Contraindications
- When incarceration or strangulation is present surgical intervention does increase morbidity and mortality, but it still needs to be performed.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gallegos NC, Dawson J, Jarvis M, Hobsley M (1991). "Risk of strangulation in groin hernias". Br J Surg. 78 (10): 1171–3. PMID 1958976.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andrews NJ (1981). "Presentation and outcome of strangulated external hernia in a district general hospital". Br J Surg. 68 (5): 329–32. PMID 7225757.