HERNIA RECORD CARDS

Inguinal Hernia. (A Record of 104 Cases)

Feasibility and usefulness of family record cards in general practice.

In order to determine the feasibility of family record cards in general practice a research secretary created cards for 1825 households from a practice of 10 600 patients. The capital cost was pound108 and the time taken by the secretary was 1638 hours, which is equivalent to a wage of pound1330 for a maximum grade secretary, assuming a 70% rebate paid by the family practitioner committee. Appr...

A comparative study of the health record cards in primary schools of Delhi.

A comparative study was undertaken to understand the various measures required to strengthen and improve the health record cards (HRC) of various schools that subsequently help in improving the medical examination of children. By using a multi stage stratified random sampling method, 24 schools from Delhi, eight each from three broad categories of (i) corporation schools, (ii) other government ...

Bleichner’s hernia – lumbar hernia

BACKGROUND We present a case of a lumbar hernia and a review of the literature of this rare hernia type. CASE REPORT The case and the review will discuss the unusual presentations reported, common etiologies, the importance of early operative repair based on the high rate of incarceration and the recent recommendations regarding repair techniques. CONCLUSIONS Lumbar hernias are rare cases, ...

Laparoscopic Hernia Repair—When Is a Hernia Not a Hernia?

A wide range of diagnoses can present as inguinal hernia. Laparoscopic techniques are being increasingly used in the repair of inguinal hernias and offer the potential benefit of identifying additional pathology. The authors present the first reported case of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck diagnosed laparoscopically. We review the incidence of identifying additional pathology through laparosc...