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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Year : 2019, Volume : 13, Issue : 4
First page : ( 895) Last page : ( 898)
Print ISSN : 0973-9122. Online ISSN : 0973-9130.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-9130.2019.00410.9

Risk Factors for Umbilical and Paraumbilical Hernias in Al-Hilla Province

Tawfeeq Ameer Salah1, Al-Humairi Ameer Kadhim1

1Surgerical, College of Medicine, University of Babylon, Iraq

Online published on 27 November, 2019.

Abstract

Background

Abdominal wall hernia is easily attributed to obesity by both lay people and even many senior and junior doctors and surgeons. Many causes for abdominal wall hernias had been mentioned; for example, family history, reduced body mass index, abdominal aortic aneurysm, pregnancy, constipation and weight lifting. The aim of current study was to spot the light in an analytic way on causes of umbilical and paraumbilical hernias and to compare our findings with other researches trying to give logical explanations.

Method

One hundred and five patients with hernia who presented to the Surgical Outpatient Department of Al-Hilla Teaching Hospital between February 2016 and January 2018 had been studied regarding their age, sex, occupation, body mass index and smoking, and compared to a control group who has been statistically-matched to the hernia group.

Results and Conclusion

Data from current study showed that 55(52.4%) of participants were males and 50(47.6%) were females. Mean(SD) age of patients was 43.03(15.32) years and the body mass index (BMI) was 28.82 ± 6.68Kg/m2. In addition, 28(26.7%) were smokers. Also, 46(43.8%) were housewives and 41(39%) were free workers. Moreover, none of the studied patients had real constipation, while only one had chronic obstructive airway disease and another had benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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Keywords

Hernia, Umbilical, Paraumbilical, BMI, Smokers.

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