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Inguinal Hernia in Females - A Report of Two Cases With Literature Review


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1 Department of General Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India
2 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India
     

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The rarity of inguinal hernia in females remains a clinical curiosity. Due to its rarity inguinal hernias are much more difficult to diagnose in women than in men. We report two cases of direct inguinal hernia in females. Direct inguinal hernia in females being very rare and therefore is an easily missed diagnosis and should be kept at the back of the mind as a differential while dealing with pelvic problems in females.

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Hernia, Female, Inguinal, Direct, Incidence, Rare.
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S. Goyal
Department of General Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India
A. Rashid
Department of General Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India
R. Goyal
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India
S. Sharma
Department of General Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India

Abstract


The rarity of inguinal hernia in females remains a clinical curiosity. Due to its rarity inguinal hernias are much more difficult to diagnose in women than in men. We report two cases of direct inguinal hernia in females. Direct inguinal hernia in females being very rare and therefore is an easily missed diagnosis and should be kept at the back of the mind as a differential while dealing with pelvic problems in females.

Keywords


Hernia, Female, Inguinal, Direct, Incidence, Rare.