Inguinal Hernia Sac

An indirect inguinal hernia is the most common type.

Inguinal hernia sac. This layer is called the fascia. 9 laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia in affected beagle dogs by direct sac ligation or. A hernia is a sac formed by the lining of the abdominal cavity peritoneum. An incarcerated inguinal hernia is a hernia that becomes stuck in the groin or scrotum and cannot be massaged back into the abdomen.

A small percentage of children with an indirect hernia on one side also develop one on the. The primary etiology behind the indirect inguinal hernia is believed to be a patent processus vaginalis which in essence represents a hernia sac. It often occurs in premature births. The sac comes through a hole or weak area in the strong layer of the belly wall that surrounds the muscle.

The hernia sac is moved away from the scrotum and other sensitive areas and closed up with sutures. Femoral hernia is a bulge in the upper thigh just below the groin. Epidemiology they are the commonest type of abdominal wall herniation up to 80 3 and are most often acquired. There is a recognized male predilection with an m f ratio of up to 7 1 3.

Inguinal hernias can be indirect or direct incarcerated or strangulated. In this way the hernia defect is the internal ring itself and the sac is preformed but never closed at the end of gestation. 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. Direct inguinal hernias may occur in males or females but males are ten times more likely to get a direct inguinal hernia.

Inguinal hernia is a type of abdominal wall hernia 1. Which type of hernia you have depends on where it is. Some surgeons repair inguinal hernia through the abdominal cavity. 9 with this approach sutures are placed through the parietal peritoneum the aponeurosis of the transversalis muscle and the rectus abdominis and internal abdominal oblique muscles.

A normal or inflamed vermiform appendix found inside an inguinal hernia sac is called amyand s hernia in honour of the surgeon claudius amyand who first reported this interesting entity in 1735 1.