RT Book, Section
A1 Ellison, E. Christopher
A1 Zollinger, Robert M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127274121
T1 REPAIR OF INDIRECT INGUINAL HERNIA
T2 Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, 10e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179755-9
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127274121
RD 2024/04/20
AB Any  indirect  inguinal  hernia  should  be  repaired  electively  unless  contraindicated  by  the  large  size  of  the  hernia  or  by  the  age  or  poor  physical  condition  of  the  patient.  The  appearance  of  indirect  inguinal  hernia  in  middle-aged  or  elderly  patients  requires  thorough  medical  investigation.  Before  repair  is  advised,  it  is  wise  to  rule  out  any  other  source  of  pathology  as  a  cause  for  the  patient’s  complaint  rather  than  ascribe  it  to  the  presence  of  an  indirect  inguinal  hernia.  Patients  who  have  straining  from  symptomatic  gastrointestinal  tract  obstruction,  chronic  pulmonary  disease,  or  prostatism  need  appropriate  diagnostic  studies.