JLE

Médecine et Santé Tropicales

MENU

Management of giant inguinal hernias: five cases Volume 23, issue 1, Janvier-Février-Mars 2013

Figures

See all figures

Authors
Hôpital militaire de Ouakam, département de chirurgie, Dakar, Sénégal, Hôpital régional de Thiès, département de chirurgie, Thiès, Sénégal, CHU Aristide Le Dantec, département de chirurgie, Dakar, Sénégal

In Africa, difficulties in health care access and illiteracy promote the development of giant inguinal hernias. Management of these hernias can be very challenging, according to the risk of replacing the intestines into the abdominal cavity. We report five cases in Senegal.