Herniography in women under 40 years old with chronic groin pain

• Published in: The European journal of surgery Vol. 165; no. 6; pp. 573 - 578
• Main Authors: Kesek, Pavel, Ekberg, Olle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Taylor & Francis, Ltd 01.06.1999; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Chronic Disease; Clinical Medicine; Contrast Media; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Hernia, Inguinal - diagnostic imaging; Hernia, Inguinal - epidemiology; Humans; Ioxaglic Acid; Klinisk medicin; Medical and Health Sciences; Medical sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Other diseases. Semiology; Pain - etiology; Prevalence; Radiography; Radiologi och bildbehandling; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging; Retrospective Studies; Hernia; Human; Chronic; Pain; Prevalence; Abdominal disease; Herniography; Inguinal; Epidemiology; Retrospective
• ISSN: 1102-4151; 1741-9271
• DOI: 10.1080/110241599750006488

Objective: To find out the prevalence of symptomatic non‐palpable groin hernias in women under 40 years old with undiagnosed chronic groin pain. Design: Retrospective analysis. Setting: University hospital, Sweden. Subjects: 116 women 14–39 years old (mean 27) with chronic undiagnosed groin pain who underwent herniography 1977–1994. Interventions: Intraperitoneal injection of 80 ml iodine contrast medium (200 mg I/ml) Results: Hernias were found in 28 patients (24%): 17 in the right groin alone, 6 in the left groin alone and 5 bilaterally. 19 patients had hernias on the symptomatic side only. 17 patients had indirect inguinal hernias and 7 had direct inguinal hernias (which are claimed to be extremely rare in women). Conclusion: A hernia is a relatively common finding during herniography in young women with groin pain. Copyright © 1999 Taylor and Francis Ltd.