Groin hernia subtypes are associated in patients with bilateral hernias: a 14-year nationwide epidemiologic study
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Groin hernia subtypes are associated in patients with bilateral hernias : a 14-year nationwide epidemiologic study. / Burcharth, Jakob; Andresen, Kristoffer; Pommergaard, Hans-Christian; Rosenberg, Jacob.
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T1 - Groin hernia subtypes are associated in patients with bilateral hernias
T2 - a 14-year nationwide epidemiologic study
AU - Burcharth, Jakob
AU - Andresen, Kristoffer
AU - Pommergaard, Hans-Christian
AU - Rosenberg, Jacob
PY - 2015/7
Y1 - 2015/7
N2 - BACKGROUND: To investigate the relation between groin hernia subtypes in patients operated for bilateral hernias.METHODS: With data from the Danish Hernia Database, we identified all patients operated for primary groin hernias from 1998 to 2012. Within this cohort all patients that were bilaterally operated were analyzed. Risk factors for bilateral groin hernia operation as well as the relationship between groin hernia subtypes bilaterally, were analyzed using multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis and Kappa statistics.RESULTS: A total of 108, 775 persons with primary groin hernia repair (89.9% males) were registered, and of those were 12,041 persons operated bilaterally (94.9% males). Females and males operated for a unilaterally direct inguinal hernia (DIH) had increased Hazard Ratios (HR) of 3.85 (CI 95% 2.14-6.19) and 4.46 (CI 95% 2.57-7.88) of being contralaterally operated for a DIH. Females and males operated for a unilaterally indirect inguinal hernia (IIH) had HRs of 6.93 (CI 95% 3.66-13.11) and 1.89 (CI95% 1.24-2.88) for being contralaterally operated for an IIH. The same tendency was seen for femoral hernias.CONCLUSIONS: All hernia subtypes were bilaterally associated in both genders and the hernia subtypes could be localized manifestations of generalized conditions or inheritable traits instead of localized defects.
AB - BACKGROUND: To investigate the relation between groin hernia subtypes in patients operated for bilateral hernias.METHODS: With data from the Danish Hernia Database, we identified all patients operated for primary groin hernias from 1998 to 2012. Within this cohort all patients that were bilaterally operated were analyzed. Risk factors for bilateral groin hernia operation as well as the relationship between groin hernia subtypes bilaterally, were analyzed using multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis and Kappa statistics.RESULTS: A total of 108, 775 persons with primary groin hernia repair (89.9% males) were registered, and of those were 12,041 persons operated bilaterally (94.9% males). Females and males operated for a unilaterally direct inguinal hernia (DIH) had increased Hazard Ratios (HR) of 3.85 (CI 95% 2.14-6.19) and 4.46 (CI 95% 2.57-7.88) of being contralaterally operated for a DIH. Females and males operated for a unilaterally indirect inguinal hernia (IIH) had HRs of 6.93 (CI 95% 3.66-13.11) and 1.89 (CI95% 1.24-2.88) for being contralaterally operated for an IIH. The same tendency was seen for femoral hernias.CONCLUSIONS: All hernia subtypes were bilaterally associated in both genders and the hernia subtypes could be localized manifestations of generalized conditions or inheritable traits instead of localized defects.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Databases, Factual
KW - Denmark
KW - Epidemiologic Studies
KW - Female
KW - Groin
KW - Hernia, Femoral
KW - Hernia, Inguinal
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Multivariate Analysis
KW - Proportional Hazards Models
KW - Recurrence
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1007/s00464-014-3905-z
DO - 10.1007/s00464-014-3905-z
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25318367
VL - 29
SP - 2019
EP - 2026
JO - Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
JF - Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
SN - 0930-2794
IS - 7
ER -
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