Manzar S.
External hernias in women.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;9(1):43-5.

A retrospective study carried out at Surgical Unit II of Peoples Medical College, Nawabshah, revealed that over a span of 8 years 112 women presented with external hernia accounting for 11.58% of all hernias and 4.09% of all female admissions. Of these 29 (25.89%) had incisional hernia, 29 (25.89%) - paraumbilical, 17 (15.18%) - umbilical, 14 (12.5%) - epigastric, 14 (12.5%) - inguinal and 9 (8.04%) femoral hernia. Majority of cases were seen between 21-50 years of age. There is a genuine need for mass education as most women with hernia report late when some complication has occurred.

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