An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or...

Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube...

types of hernias can occur, most commonly involving the abdomen, and specifically the groin. Groin hernias are most commonly inguinal hernias but may also...

through the inguinal canal, having passed through the deep inguinal ring, the condition is known as an indirect or oblique inguinal hernia. This can also...

European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients. American Hernia Society Surgery Methods, Inguinal Hernia, Description...

common site for a hernia. Where the lower part of the anterior abdominal wall meets the thigh, a crease is formed known as the inguinal groove or crease...

Femoral hernias occur just below the inguinal ligament, when abdominal contents pass through a naturally occurring weakness in the abdominal wall called...

triangle, after Franz Kaspar Hesselbach. Terms for anatomical location Inguinal hernia surgery Courtney M. Townsend Jr., MD, R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, B. Mark...

iliac spine. It forms the base of the inguinal canal through which an indirect inguinal hernia may develop. The inguinal ligament runs from the anterior superior...

greater than 3 months after surgery of inguinal hernia. Randomized trials of laparoscopic vs open inguinal hernia repair have demonstrated similar recurrence...

Amyand's hernia is a rare form of an inguinal hernia (less than 1% of inguinal hernias) which occurs when the appendix is included in the hernial sac...

and strangulation of the hernia is rare because the underlying defect in the abdominal wall is larger than in an inguinal hernia of the newborn. The size...

Postherniorrhaphy hydrocele is a relatively rare complication of inguinal hernia repair. It is possibly due to interruption to the lymphatics draining...

weakening of the conjoint tendon can precipitate a direct inguinal hernia. A direct inguinal hernia will protrude through Hesselbach's triangle, whose borders...

urinary retention following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Pablo R. Miguel (1998), Laparoscopic Hernia Repair - Complications RJ Mason (2011), Laparoscopic...

muscles Inguinal hernia, a protrusion of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal Direct inguinal hernia, a type of inguinal hernia with a...

groin hernia may refer to: Inguinal hernia, a hernia through the inguinal canal Femoral hernia, a hernia through the femoral canal Velpeau hernia, a rare...

mass on the veins within the spermatic cord. Palpate the inguinal canals to assess for hernias or abnormal tenderness. Examination is repeated with the...

inguinal hernia). In rare cases, it may give rise to a cyst or a hydrocele in women and has potential to develop into an indirect inguinal hernia. The...

in the female runs. This is also where weakness can form, and cause inguinal hernias. The pyramidalis muscle is small and triangular. It is located in the...

laparoscopy. The first robotic inguinal hernia repairs were done in conjunction with prostatectomies in 2007. The first ventral hernia repairs were performed...

lateral border of Hesselbach's triangle, the area through which direct inguinal hernias protrude.) The inferior epigastric artery then traverses the arcuate...

weeks gestation was diagnosed with inguinal hernia and underwent surgery. Explorative surgery did not locate a hernia but revealed varicosities of the round...

susceptible to testicular torsion (and subsequent infarction) and inguinal hernias.[citation needed] Without intervention, an undescended testicle will...

entity may be confused with inguinal hernia, although those with Malgaigne's bulges are prone to develop direct inguinal hernia. The bulges were named after...

Conditions that may result in similar symptoms include testicular torsion, inguinal hernia, and testicular cancer. Ultrasound can be useful if the diagnosis is...

puberty, or an inguinal hernia presents during premenarche. As many as 1–2% of prepubertal girls that present with an inguinal hernia will also have CAIS...

either unilaterally or bilaterally. Along with cryptorchidism, is also inguinal hernias which may be presented unilaterally (affects one testicle) or bilaterally...

scrotum Varicocele - enlargement of the pampiniform venous complex Inguinal hernia Epididymo-orchitis Testicular torsion Pruritus scroti - irritation...

epigastric hernias, umbilical hernias, spigelian hernias and incisional hernias. Those of the groin include: direct inguinal hernia, indirect inguinal hernia, femoral...