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Aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases)

Bilateral femoral hernias are less common in men than in women and rare in young adults. Only one case of a bilateral femoral hernia in a young man has been reported in the literature before. Three main theories have been postulated for femoral hernias. The theory that they are an acquired disease i...

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Autores principales: Kouchupapy, RT, Ranganathan, G, Dias, S, Shanahan, D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Surgeons 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3964665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23317716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588413X13511609955733
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description Bilateral femoral hernias are less common in men than in women and rare in young adults. Only one case of a bilateral femoral hernia in a young man has been reported in the literature before. Three main theories have been postulated for femoral hernias. The theory that they are an acquired disease is the most accepted due to the common occurrence of such hernias in multiparous women but the theory lacks enough evidence. We report two cases in young men. Anatomical variations in the femoral canal could be the primary aetiological factor in these patients. A unilateral femoral hernia in young men with acquired aetiological factors requires a clinical examination of the opposite side.
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spelling pubmed-39646652014-07-17 Aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases) Kouchupapy, RT Ranganathan, G Dias, S Shanahan, D Ann R Coll Surg Engl Online Case Report Bilateral femoral hernias are less common in men than in women and rare in young adults. Only one case of a bilateral femoral hernia in a young man has been reported in the literature before. Three main theories have been postulated for femoral hernias. The theory that they are an acquired disease is the most accepted due to the common occurrence of such hernias in multiparous women but the theory lacks enough evidence. We report two cases in young men. Anatomical variations in the femoral canal could be the primary aetiological factor in these patients. A unilateral femoral hernia in young men with acquired aetiological factors requires a clinical examination of the opposite side. Royal College of Surgeons 2013-01 2013-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3964665/ /pubmed/23317716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588413X13511609955733 Text en Copyright © 2013 Royal College of Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases)
title Aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases)
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title_fullStr Aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases)
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title_short Aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases)
title_sort aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3964665/
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