A review is given of hernias in Busoga, Uganda. Special attention is paid to strangulated hernias with a Richter-type strangulation for which, in the case of necrotic bowel, on certain criteria, an invagination procedure was performed. The technique and criteria are described and the results are discussed. In less experienced hands, the invagination procedure is preferable to the more complicated resection and anastomosis.
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