Illness	Number of cases
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction without gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.30)	58
Umbilical hernia - Umbilical hernia with obstruction without gangrene (K42.0)	18
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction without gangrene recurrent (K40.31)	7
Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction without gangrene (K43.60)	7
Inguinal hernia - Bilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.20)	not specified
Inguinal hernia - Bilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene recurrent (K40.21)	not specified
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	not specified
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene recurrent (K40.91)	not specified
Ventral hernia - Incisional hernia with obstruction without gangrene (K43.0)	not specified
Ventral hernia - Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene (K43.2)	not specified

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Nature of the graft material (5-930.4)	71
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.43)	57
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.33)	52
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.13)	15
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.21)	15
Surgical repair of a umbilical hernia (5-534.1)	13
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.31)	11
Surgical repair of a umbilical hernia (5-534.35)	11
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.73)	8
Use of a plastic or biological dividing wall to prevent adhesions (5-933.0)	8

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