Burcharth J, Pedersen M S, Pommergaard H-C, Bisgaard T, Pedersen C B, Rosenberg J
Department of Surgery, Herlev Hospital, Centre for Perioperative Optimization, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730, Herlev, Denmark.
National Centre for Register-Based Research, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark.
Hernia. 2015 Oct;19(5):815-9. doi: 10.1007/s10029-015-1376-3. Epub 2015 Apr 4.
Umbilical and epigastric hernia repair are common surgical procedures; however, the nationwide gender and age-specific prevalence of these repairs is unknown, and this knowledge could form the basis for new studies.
A nationwide register-based study covering all people living in Denmark on December 31st, 2010 was performed. Within this population all umbilical and epigastric hernia repairs from January 1st, 2006 to December 31st, 2010 were identified using data from the Danish National Hospital Register, and 5-year prevalence estimates were calculated.
The study population covered 5,639,885 persons (49 % males). A total of 10,107 patients (68 % males) were operated for an umbilical hernia and 2412 patients (55 % males) were operated for an epigastric hernia. The age-specific 5-year prevalence differed for both hernia types. The highest 5-year prevalence of umbilical hernia repairs was seen in males aged 60-70 years with a 5-year prevalence of 0.53 % (95 % CI 0.51-0.56 %) and the highest age-specific 5-year prevalence of epigastric hernia repair was seen in 40-50 year females with a 5-year prevalence of 0.086 % (95 % CI 0.077-0.095 %).
The gender and age-specific 5-year prevalence of umbilical and epigastric hernia repair differed in a nationwide population.
脐疝和上腹疝修补术是常见的外科手术；然而，全国范围内这些修补术的性别和年龄特异性患病率尚不清楚，而这一信息可为新的研究提供依据。
开展了一项基于全国登记系统的研究，涵盖2010年12月31日居住在丹麦的所有人。在该人群中，利用丹麦国家医院登记处的数据确定了2006年1月1日至2010年12月31日期间所有的脐疝和上腹疝修补术，并计算了5年患病率估计值。
研究人群包括5639885人（49%为男性）。共有10107例患者（68%为男性）接受了脐疝手术，2412例患者（55%为男性）接受了上腹疝手术。两种疝类型的年龄特异性5年患病率有所不同。脐疝修补术5年患病率最高的是60 - 70岁男性，为0.53%（95%可信区间0.51 - 0.56%）；上腹疝修补术年龄特异性5年患病率最高的是40 - 50岁女性，为0.086%（95%可信区间0.077 - 0.095%）。
在全国人群中，脐疝和上腹疝修补术的性别和年龄特异性5年患病率存在差异。
