Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Hernia
Published in: Hernia 5/2006

01-10-2006 | Personal Experience

Operation Hernia to Ghana

Authors: A. N. Kingsnorth, C. Oppong, J. Akoh, B. Stephenson, R. Simmermacher

Published in: Hernia | Issue 5/2006

Login to get access

Abstract

Inguinal hernia repair and Caesarian section are the two most commonly occurring operations in Africa. Trained surgeons are few, distances between hospitals are large and strangulated hernia is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction. Numerous deaths and cases of permanent disability occur because patients with inguinal hernias requiring elective or urgent surgery are not properly cared for, or they do not actually reach hospital. Operation Hernia was a humanitarian mission between the European Hernia Society and the Plymouth-Takoradi (Ghana) Link conceived specifically to treat and teach groin hernia surgery in the Western region of Ghana.
Literature
1.
Volmint J, Dare L (2005) Addressing inequalities in research capacity in Africa. Br Med J 331:705–706CrossRef
2.
Dare L, Buch E (2005) The future of health care in Africa. Br Med J 331:1–2CrossRef
3.
Shafqat S, Zaidi AKM (2005) Unwanted foreign doctors: what is not being said about the brain drain. J R Soc Med 98:492–493PubMedCrossRef
4.
Nordberg EM (1984) Incidence and estimated need of caesarean section, inguinal hernia repair and operation for strangulated hernia in rural Africa. Br Med J 289:92–93CrossRef
5.
Harouna Y, Yaya H, Abdou I, Bazira L (2000) Prognosis of strangulated hernia in adult with necrosis of small bowel: a 34 cases report (in French). Bull Soc Pathol Exot 93:317–320PubMed
6.
Fall B, Betel ME, Diarra O, Ba M, Dia A, Diop A (2005) Complications of treatment of adult’s groin hernia: a report of 100 cases comparative study between Bassini and MacVay’s techniques. Dakar Med 50:37–40PubMed
7.
Eaton L (2005) Global fund toughens stance against corruption. Br Med J 331:755–758CrossRef
8.
Coombes R (2005) Developed world is robbing African countries of health staff. Br Med J 330:923CrossRef
9.
Lucas AO (2005) Human resources for health in Africa. Br Med J 331:1037–1038CrossRef
10.
Dodani S, LaPorte RE (2005) Brain drain from developing countries: how can brain drain be converted into wisdom gain? J R Soc Med 98:487–91PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Operation Hernia to Ghana
Authors
A. N. Kingsnorth
C. Oppong
J. Akoh
B. Stephenson
R. Simmermacher
Publication date
01-10-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Hernia / Issue 5/2006
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-006-0118-y

Other articles of this Issue 5/2006

Hernia 5/2006 Go to the issue

Reply

Response to Drs. Williams, McKain and Stephenson

Case Report

Incarcerated inguinal hernia presenting as spontaneous scrotal fecal fistula

Original Article

Laparoscopic cure of small ventral hernias with composite mesh

Book Review

Robert Bendavid, Patricia Cunningham (eds) The surgical anatomy of hernias of the groin by Henri Fruchaud

Editorial

New Editor-in-Chief

Original Article

The new 4DDome prosthesis: an original light and partially absorbable composite mesh for hernia repair