Clinical Features Of Inguinal Hernia
The classification epidemiology clinical features and diagnosis of inguinal and femoral hernias will be reviewed.
Clinical features of inguinal hernia. In this article we shall look at the classification clinical features and management of inguinal herniae. The etiology of classic inguinal hernia sportsman s hernia or traumatic hernia may be different. An inguinal hernia occurs when abdominal cavity contents enter into the inguinal canal. An inguinal hernia occurs when abdominal cavity contents enter into the inguinal canal.
Classification clinical features and diagnosis of inguinal and femoral hernias in. Martin df williams rf mulrooney t voeller gr. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair a prospective personal series of 542 children. Clinical outcomes and complications.
They are the most common type of hernia and account for around 75 of all anterior abdominal wall hernias with a prevalence of 4 in those over 45 years. Inguinal hernia is more common than femoral hernia and other abdominal wall hernias eg umbilical epigastric but femoral hernias present with complications more often. Inguinal hernia repair is performed in more than 600 000 cases every year in the united states. Brooks dc et al.
However the true prevalence may be even higher. Many groin hernias are not diagnosed e g sportmans hernia or are asymptomatic. Inguinal hernias occur when part of the membrane lining the abdominal cavity omentum or intestine protrudes through a weak spot in the abdomen often along the inguinal canal which carries the spermatic cord in men.