Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 8

Study of Hernias of Anterior Abdominal Wall of Andrapradesh

1Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Mamtha Academy of Medical Sciences, Bachupally, Hyderabad (Telangana State)

2Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, GSL Medical College, Rajhmandry

*Corresponding author: KVR Ram Mohan, Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, GSL Medical College. Rajhmandry

Online published on 26 September, 2019.

Abstract

93 adult patients of hernias (60 males and 33 females) aged between 30 to 70 years patients were studied 27(29%) had umbilical 17(18.2%) had para-umbilical 11(11.8%) had epigastrium 38(40.8%) had inguinal hernia the base line manifestation of hernia were 15(16%) were alcoholic 11(11.8%) had cough due to smoking 17(18.2%) had diabetes mellitus. 12(12.9%) had coronary disease, 7(7.5%) were tobacco chewers, 10(10.7%) were obese, 9(96%) had constipation, 12(12.9%) had constipation, clinical manifestations were 25(26.8%) had welling, 19(20.4%) had pain, 23(24.7%) had abdominal distention, 9(9.6%) had irreducible hernia, 4(43%) had vomiting, 6(6.4%) had strangulation, 7(7.5%) had intestine obstruction. Post operative infections were 11(11.8%) wound infections in anatomical group 7(7.5%) wound infections in mesh repair 9(9.6%) had seroma in anatomical repair, 5(5.3%) had seroma in mesh repair, recurrence of different hernias in anatomical repair a). 2(2.1%) in paraumbilical, 4(4.3%) umbilical, 1(1%) epigastrium 5(5.3%) in inguinal. In the mesh repair, b) 1(1%) paraumbilical, 2(2%) umbilical, 3(3.2%) inguinal. This study of different hernias of anterior abdominal wall with various clinical manifestation post surgical infections, recurrence of hernia will be quite useful to surgeons to treat the different hernias meticulously and prevent morbidity and mortality because strangulated and obstructive hernia need emergency treatment to avoid mortality of the patients

Keywords

DM = Diabetic Mellitus HTN= Hypertension. Mesh repair seroma