Gender discrimination in endoscopic groin hernia repair. Minimal invasive groin hernia repair is offered less often to female patients compared to male patients - 15/08/20
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Summary |
Background |
Groin hernia repair constitutes a very common procedure in general surgery. Minimal invasive closure of groin hernia has evolved to become the standard means of closure. However, there seems to be a gender-associated discrimination with regard to endoscopic groin hernia repair. We investigated the rate of endoscopic closure in female patients undergoing groin hernia closure.
Materials and methods |
A retrospective analysis of the data of patients undergoing elective groin hernia repair within a four-year period from 2013 to 2016 was performed. The rate of endoscopic hernia repair was calculated for both genders.
Results |
Eight hundred and forty-six patients including 94 females and 752 males were included for analysis. The female group was significantly older compared to the male group (68.0 vs. 61.0 yrs, P=0.02). The rate of endoscopic groin hernia repair was significantly lower in the female group compared to in the male cohort (30% vs. 60%, P=0.001). The overall duration of surgery was 74.0min in the female cohort and 93.0min in the male group, P=0.001. However, there was no statistically significant difference amongst both groups with regard to the duration of surgery for endoscopic repair: 78.0min in the female group and 89.0min in the male group, P=0.67.
Conclusion |
Findings from this retrospective collective suggests that, there might be some degree of sex discrimination with regard to endoscopic groin hernia repair in favor of the male population.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Groin hernia, Inguinal hernia, Endoscopic hernia repair
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Vol 157 - N° 4
P. 271-276 - août 2020 Retour au numéro
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