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Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
February 2006 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Author: Olga Jonasson, MD
Article: "Watchful Waiting vs Repair of Inguinal Hernia in Minimally Symptomatic Men"
Summary Points:
- Men, and men only, who have few if any symptoms from their inguinal hemia can safely delay having it fixed.
- When symptoms develop, especially if the symptoms worsen suddenly, they should visit a surgeon and request a repair.
- If the hernia suddenly becomes incarcerated, painful, and signs of a bowel obstruction develop (vomiting, abdominal cramps), an operation should be done immediately. In 2006, even this emergency operation is safe and mortality rates are low.
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