Giant Right Inguinal Hernia in Female Patients Over 60 Years of Age

Authors

  • Naveed Ali Khan Department of General Surgery, Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
  • Daleep Kumar Department of General Surgery, Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
  • Amna Bhatti Department of General Surgery, Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
  • Amjad Siraj Memon Department of General Surgery, Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Inguinal hernia are by far the most common variety of hernia in adults. While abit more common in men theydo occur in women as well with male to female ration of 12:1. Here in we report a case of giant direct inguinalhernia in thin lean post menopausal women.Giant

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Published

2014-12-31

How to Cite

Ali Khan, N. ., Kumar, D. ., Bhatti, A. ., & Siraj Memon, A. (2014). Giant Right Inguinal Hernia in Female Patients Over 60 Years of Age. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 8(3), 134–135. Retrieved from https://jduhs.jduhs.duhs.edu.pk/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1441

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3

Section

Case Report

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