An inguinal hernia occurs when part of the intestine or fatty tissue pushes through a weak spot in the lower abdominal wall.

Increased pressure in the intra-abdominal cavity can affect the lining of the inguinal canal. The supporting structures and muscles can weaken due to continuous/persistent increase in pressure.

Inguinal hernia will affect nearly 25 of men and less than 2 of women over their lifetime . ... “Inguinal hernia is a protrusion of intra-abdominal organs outside through the inguinal canal.

The inguinal canal (in the groin) is formed by the joining of the various layers of the abdominal wall at the junction between the muscles of the abdomen and the thigh, in the groin region.

THE purpose of this paper is to present a case of pregnancy occurring in the right inguinal canal, between the layers of the abdominal wall. A careful survey of the medical literature failed to rev ...

Femoral hernias are more common in women than men, and are far less common than inguinal hernias. Femoral hernias are much more likely to be incarcerated and much more likely to strangulate – this is ...

Inguinal hernias are the most common hernias and are seen much more often in men than in women. Inguinal hernias occur in the groin area, in a part of the abdominal wall known as the inguinal canal.

Hernias are common. Over 18 million Americans were affected with an inguinal, femoral or abdominal hernia in 2015. Some 27 percent of males and 3 of females will develop a hernia (inguinal or ...

Background: Posterior abdominal wall deficiency (PAWD) is a tear in the external oblique aponeurosis or the conjoint tendon causing a posterior wall defect at the medial end of the inguinal canal. It ...