Emergent groin hernia repair at a County Hospital in Guatemala: patient-related issues vs. health care system limitations.

A Ochoa-HernandezC TimmermanC OrtizV L HuertasSergio Huerta

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2019)

A high number of patients present emergently for groin hernia repair at a county hospital in Guatemala compared to developed countries. Our data suggest that emergent hernias are likely the result of patient-related issues rather than health care system limitations.

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