DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2018.4.11.8

Pages: 273-276

Abdominal wall hernias are frequently encountered in surgical practice accounting for 15% - 18% of all surgical procedures. Worldwide, more than 20 millions hernias are operated per year. Lifetime risk of developing inguinal hernia is 15% - 27% in men and 3% in women. A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted on 100 patients availing treatment at a tertiary care hospital of North Karnataka, India. The study participants were aged above 18 years who presented to the Department of Surgery with uncomplicated hernia. Individuals having congenital hernia, recurrent hernia, complicated hernia like obstructed hernia and strangulated hernia were excluded. In our study 99% were males. The most predominant age group affected was 40 – 60 years which constituted 50% of the cohort.