腹股沟斜疝是老年人常见病、多发病,其原因主要与老年人腹壁组织薄弱,同时常合并有肺心病、慢性支气管炎、前列腺增生、便秘等腹内压增高的慢性疾病有关。本病最大的风险为疝嵌顿造成的肠坏死,极易出现生命危险。而多数老年患者往往对疝手术治疗不积极,经常在疝嵌顿后,由家人送往医院。因此,对本病如何治疗将直接影响到患者的预后,笔者自2000-01～2008-01收治66例老年人嵌顿性腹股沟斜疝经中西医结合治疗,取得较好疗效。现报道如下。 Indirect inguinal hernia is a common and frequently occurring disease in the elderly. The causes are mainly related to the weakness of abdominal wall tissue in the elderly and the chronic diseases of pulmonary heart disease, chronic bronchitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia and constipation, which are often associated with increased intra-abdominal pressure. The greatest risk of this disease is intestinal necrosis caused by hernia incarcerated, prone to life-threatening. The majority of elderly patients are often not positive for surgical treatment of hernia, often in hernia incarcerated, sent by the family to the hospital. Therefore, how to treat the disease will directly affect the prognosis of patients, the author from 2000-01 ~ 2008-01 admitted to 66 elderly incarcerated inguinal hernia by the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, and achieved good results. Report as follows now.