The value of herniography in elderly women with groin pain of obscure origin

In 64 women aged 60-90 (mean 69) years with groin pain of obscure origin (no palpable mass), the diagnostic contribution of positive-contrast herniography was retrospectively evaluated. Groin hernia was found in 28 patients (44%), and was judged to have caused the pain in 18 of them. In 13 of these...

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Published inActa chirurgica Scandinavica Vol. 155; no. 2; p. 99
Main Authors Ekberg, O, Kesek, P, Bergenfelt, M, Lasson, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sweden 01.02.1989
Subjects
Age Factors
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hernia - diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Femoral - diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Inguinal - diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Obturator - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Inguinal Canal
Middle Aged
Pain - diagnosis
Radiography
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Summary:In 64 women aged 60-90 (mean 69) years with groin pain of obscure origin (no palpable mass), the diagnostic contribution of positive-contrast herniography was retrospectively evaluated. Groin hernia was found in 28 patients (44%), and was judged to have caused the pain in 18 of them. In 13 of these patients herniorrhaphy relieved the symptoms, and in the other five surgery was contraindicated. The origin of the groin pain in the remaining 46 patients was judged to be musculoskeletal (21), intestinal (11), urogenital (3) or other (11). Herniography thus can substantially contribute in the clinical investigation of groin pain of unclear origin in elderly women.
ISSN:0001-5482