Médecine et Santé Tropicales
MENUManagement of giant inguinal hernias: five cases Volume 23, issue 1, Janvier-Février-Mars 2013
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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
- Key words: giant inguinal hernia, Senegal
- DOI : 10.1684/mst.2013.0133
- Page(s) : 30-4
- Published in: 2013
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.