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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of inguinal hernia include history of hernia or prior hernia repair, older age, male gender, obesity. | Common risk factors in the development of inguinal hernia include history of hernia or prior [[hernia repair]], older age, male gender, [[obesity]]. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
*Common risk factors in the development of inguinal herna include pregnancy, history of hernia or prior hernia repair, obesity, male gender, older age. | *Common risk factors in the development of inguinal herna include [[pregnancy]], history of hernia or prior [[hernia repair]], [[obesity]], male gender, older age. | ||
===Common Risk Factors=== | ===Common Risk Factors=== | ||
*Common risk factors in the development of inguinal hernia include:<ref name="Liemvan der Graaf1997">{{cite journal|last1=Liem|first1=M. S. L.|last2=van der Graaf|first2=Y.|last3=Zwart|first3=R. C.|last4=Geurts|first4=I.|last5=van Vroonhoven|first5=T. J. M. V.|title=Risk Factors for Inguinal Hernia in Women: A Case-Control Study|journal=American Journal of Epidemiology|volume=146|issue=9|year=1997|pages=721–726|issn=0002-9262|doi=10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009347}}</ref><ref name="Perrott2004">{{cite journal|last1=Perrott|first1=Charles A|title=Inguinal hernias: room for a better understanding|journal=The American Journal of Emergency Medicine|volume=22|issue=1|year=2004|pages=48–50|issn=07356757|doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2003.09.007}}</ref> | *Common risk factors in the development of inguinal hernia include:<ref name="Liemvan der Graaf1997">{{cite journal|last1=Liem|first1=M. S. L.|last2=van der Graaf|first2=Y.|last3=Zwart|first3=R. C.|last4=Geurts|first4=I.|last5=van Vroonhoven|first5=T. J. M. V.|title=Risk Factors for Inguinal Hernia in Women: A Case-Control Study|journal=American Journal of Epidemiology|volume=146|issue=9|year=1997|pages=721–726|issn=0002-9262|doi=10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009347}}</ref><ref name="Perrott2004">{{cite journal|last1=Perrott|first1=Charles A|title=Inguinal hernias: room for a better understanding|journal=The American Journal of Emergency Medicine|volume=22|issue=1|year=2004|pages=48–50|issn=07356757|doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2003.09.007}}</ref> | ||
**History of hernia or prior hernia repair | **History of hernia or prior [[hernia repair]] | ||
**Older age | **Older age | ||
**Male gender | **Male gender | ||
**Smoking | **[[Smoking]] | ||
**Family history of hernia | **Family history of hernia | ||
**Obesity | **[[Obesity]] | ||
**Pregnancy | **[[Pregnancy]] | ||
**Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | **[[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] | ||
**Peritoneal dialysis | **[[Peritoneal dialysis]] | ||
**Collagen vascular disease | **[[Collagen vascular diseases|Collagen vascular disease]] | ||
**Previous open appendectomy | **Previous open [[appendectomy]] | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of inguinal hernia include history of hernia or prior hernia repair, older age, male gender, obesity.
Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of inguinal herna include pregnancy, history of hernia or prior hernia repair, obesity, male gender, older age.
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of inguinal hernia include:[1][2]
- History of hernia or prior hernia repair
- Older age
- Male gender
- Smoking
- Family history of hernia
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Collagen vascular disease
- Previous open appendectomy
References
- ↑ Liem, M. S. L.; van der Graaf, Y.; Zwart, R. C.; Geurts, I.; van Vroonhoven, T. J. M. V. (1997). "Risk Factors for Inguinal Hernia in Women: A Case-Control Study". American Journal of Epidemiology. 146 (9): 721–726. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009347. ISSN 0002-9262.
- ↑ Perrott, Charles A (2004). "Inguinal hernias: room for a better understanding". The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 22 (1): 48–50. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2003.09.007. ISSN 0735-6757.