Sportsman Hernia; the Review of Current Diagnosis and Treatment Modalities

Overview

Journal Ulus Cerrahi Derg

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2016 Jul 21

PMID 27436937

Citations 10

Authors

Melih Paksoy

Umit Sekmen

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Abstract

Groin pain is an important clinical entity that may affect a sportsman's active sports life. Sportsman's hernia is a chronic low abdominal and groin pain syndrome. Open and laparoscopic surgical treatment may be chosen in case of conservative treatment failure. Studies on sportsman's hernia, which is a challenging situation in both diagnosis and treatment, are ongoing in many centers. We reviewed the treatment results of 37 patients diagnosed and treated as sportsman's hernia at our hospital between 2011-2014, in light of current literature.

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