Femoral hernia risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]
Overview
There are no established risk factors for [disease name].
OR
The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
OR
Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
OR
Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.
Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of femoral hernia include female gender, history of recurrent hernias, increasing age.[1]
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of femoral hernia include:[1]
- Female gender
- Increasing age
- History of recurrent hernias
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of femoral hernia include:[2]
- Smoking
- Lower body mass index
- Collagen vascular disease
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Koch A, Edwards A, Haapaniemi S, Nordin P, Kald A (2005). "Prospective evaluation of 6895 groin hernia repairs in women". Br J Surg. 92 (12): 1553–8. doi:10.1002/bjs.5156. PMID 16187268.
- ↑ Lau H, Fang C, Yuen WK, Patil NG (2007). "Risk factors for inguinal hernia in adult males: a case-control study". Surgery. 141 (2): 262–6. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2006.04.014. PMID 17263984.