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Delay in presentation and misdiagnosis of strangulated hernia: prospective study.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1992 Februrary
The purpose of this study was to examine the presentation and management of strangulated hernia. The clinical course of 54 patients was recorded. Twenty-one patients (39%) presented after 48 h from the onset of symptoms. Fifteen (28%) had a bowel resection and two (4%) died. Twenty (37%) patients had previously consulted their general practitioner about the hernia, but only seven had been referred for surgery. Five (25%) had been warned of the risk of strangulation. In the 32 (59%) patients previously aware of a hernia, delayed presentation was related to ignorance of the risk of strangulation (P less than 0.01). The strangulated hernia was misdiagnosed by the general practitioner in 17 (33%) patients (necessitating a second visit) and by the hospital registrar in eight (15%). We conclude that strangulated hernia is too often misdiagnosed and all patients who present with a hernia must be referred to a surgeon and warned about strangulation.
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