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Background
Over 200 million people worldwide live with groin hernia and 20 million are operated on each year. In resource‐scarce settings, the superior surgical technique using a synthetic mesh is not affordable. A low‐cost alternative is needed. The objective of this study was to calculate and compare costs and cost‐effectiveness of inguinal hernia mesh repair using a low‐cost versus a commercial...
BackgroundHernia repair is the most commonly performed general surgical procedure worldwide. The prevalence is poorly described in many areas, and access to surgery may not be met in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of groin hernia and the surgical repair rate in a defined sub‐Saharan region of Africa.
MethodsA two‐part study on hernia prevalence was carried out in eastern Uganda. The first was a population‐based prevalence study with 900 randomly selected men in a Health and Demographic Surveillance Site. The second was a prospective facility‐based study of all surgical procedures performed in the two hospitals providing surgical care in the region....
Background The extent to which lifestyle factors such as tobacco consumption and obesity affect the outcome after inguinal hernia surgery has been poorly studied. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of smoking, smokeless tobacco consumption and obesity on postoperative complications after inguinal hernia surgery. The second aim was to evaluate the effect of tobacco consumption and obesity...
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