[Results of treating strangulated external abdominal hernias]

The analysis of 423 case records of the patients operated upon for incarcerated external abdominal hernia within the 10 years' period (1966--1975) has been carried out. The patients are classified with the reference to the severity of the disease, duration of incarceration, diagnostic errors, clinical course, hospitalization period, type of a surgical intervention, outcome of the treatment and complications.