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  2. Inguinal hernia - Wikipedia

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    Indirect inguinal hernia is still the most common groin hernia for females. If a woman has an indirect inguinal hernia, her internal inguinal ring is patent, which is abnormal for females. The protrusion of peritoneum is not called "processus vaginalis" in women, as this structure is related to the migration of the testicle to the scrotum.

  3. List of ICD-9 codes 520–579: diseases of the digestive system

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    550 Inguinal hernia. 550.9 Hernia, inguinal, NOS, unilateral; 551 Other hernia of abdominal cavity, with gangrene; 552 Other hernia of abdominal cavity with obstruction, without mention; 553 Other hernia of abdominal cavity without mention of obstruction 553.0 Hernia, femoral, unilateral; 553.1 Hernia, umbilical; 553.2 Hernia, ventral, unspec.

  4. Incisional hernia - Wikipedia

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    An incisional hernia is a type of hernia caused by an incompletely-healed surgical wound. Since median incisions in the abdomen are frequent for abdominal exploratory surgery, ventral incisional hernias are often also classified as ventral hernias due to their location. Not all ventral hernias are from incisions, as some may be caused by other ...

  5. Hernia - Wikipedia

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    By far the most common hernias (up to 75% of all abdominal hernias) are inguinal hernias, which are further divided into the more common indirect inguinal hernia (2/3, depicted here), in which the inguinal canal is entered via a congenital weakness at its entrance (the internal inguinal ring), and the direct inguinal hernia type (1/3), where ...

  6. Inguinal hernia surgery - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] In the inguinal hernia, fatty tissue or a part of the small intestine gets inserted into the inguinal canal. [5] Other structures that are uncommon but may get stuck in inguinal hernia can be the appendix, caecum, and transverse colon. [6] Hernias can be asymptomatic, incarcerated, or strangled. [3]

  7. Internal hernia - Wikipedia

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    Internal hernias occur when there is protrusion of an internal organ into a retroperitoneal fossa or a foramen (congenital or acquired) in the abdominal cavity.If a loop of bowel passes through the mesenteric defect, that loop is at risk for incarceration, strangulation, or for becoming the lead point of a small bowel obstruction. [1]

  8. Category:Inguinal hernias - Wikipedia

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    Inguinal hernia surgery; P. Post herniorraphy pain syndrome This page was last edited on 29 July 2011, at 15:16 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  9. Amyand's hernia - Wikipedia

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    Amyand's hernia is a rare form of an inguinal hernia (less than 1% of inguinal hernias) [2] which occurs when the appendix is included in the hernial sac and becomes incarcerated. The condition is an eponymous disease named after a French surgeon , Claudius Amyand (1660–1740), [ 3 ] who performed the first successful appendectomy in 1735.