TY - BOOK AU - Hansen,Donald C. TI - Inguinal hernia: risk factors, prognosis and management T2 - New developments in medical research SN - 9781634826631 PY - 2015///] CY - New York PB - Nova Biomedical KW - Inguinal hernia KW - Surgery KW - Management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1: Groin Hernia: Risk Factors, Clinical Evaluation and Surgical Treatments; Chapter 2: Recurrent Inguinal Hernia; Chapter 3: Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis; Chapter 4: Histopathological Surprises in Inguinal Hernial Sac; Chapter 5: "Tension-Free" Autoplasty of Inguinal Hernia; Chapter 6: Open Techniques of Inguinal Hernia Repair; Chapter 7: Management of Incisional Hernia Repair under Local AnesthesiaChapter 8: Influence of Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair on Testicular Flow and Sperm Autoimmunity; Chapter 9: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: TAPP and TEP; Chapter 10: Self-Adhesive Meshes in Inguinal Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic and Open Approach) Self-Adhesives Prosthesis; Index N2 - A hernia is defined as a protusion or projection of an organ or a part of an organ through the body wall that normally contains it. The risk for inguinal hernia is highest among Caucasian males. Other risk factors include a history of another hernia, advanced age, abdominal wall injury, history of abdominal aortic aneurysm and smoking. Inguinal hernias have a variety of clinical presentations ranging from a finding of a painless bulge in the groin region on routine physical examination to emergent, life-threatening presentations due to bowel strangulation. Most hernias can be diagnosed on phys UR - #gotoholdings ER -