Il Mendrisiotto - Pelvic floor and inguinal hernia surgery
Surgical frequency and indications for pelvic floor disease and inguinal hernia differ between men and women
As in other areas of medicine, surgery always takes better account of anatomical and functional differences between men and women. For example: «The surgical treatment of certain pelvic floor disorders predominantly concerns women, while for inguinal hernia problems the female gender is under-represented in relation to the male gender». So agree general surgery and trauma specialist and proctologist Astrid De Monaco (editor's note: proctology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor disorders) and general surgery specialist Diana Celio, both working at the Clinica Sant'Anna in Sorengo.
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