Hernia, Inguinal

An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the GROIN region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the ABDOMINAL WALL (transversalis fascia) in Hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults.

Year introduced: 1980

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Tree Number(s): C23.300.707.374.875

MeSH Unique ID: D006552

Entry Terms:

• Hernias, Inguinal
• Inguinal Hernias
• Inguinal Hernia
• Inguinal Hernia, Indirect
• Hernia, Indirect Inguinal
• Hernias, Indirect Inguinal
• Indirect Inguinal Hernia
• Indirect Inguinal Hernias
• Inguinal Hernias, Indirect
• Inguinal Hernia, Direct
• Direct Inguinal Hernia
• Direct Inguinal Hernias
• Hernia, Direct Inguinal
• Hernias, Direct Inguinal
• Inguinal Hernias, Direct

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Hernia, Abdominal
Hernia, Inguinal