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

Indirect inguinal hernia. When the inguinal canal is not closed properly at the inguinal ring, a weakness is left in the abdominal wall. Part of the small intestine grows through this weakness into ...

Sometimes, the urinary bladder and parts of the large bowel can form the posterior wall called Sliding inguinal hernias,” said Dr Manisegaran. Explaining what the inguinal canal is, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The bowel may get stuck in the inguinal canal. When the bowel gets strangulated, the blood supply to that part of the tissue is cut off which can subsequently lead to a life-threatening situation.

The lowermost part of Anterior abdominal wall has an inguinal canal on either side carrying testicular vessels and spermatic cord structures from abdomen to testes in males. this area is the ...

Stranne et al. performed their procedure on 294 men with no prior history of lower abdominal surgery or hernia.During RRP, the internal ring of the inguinal canal was narrowed using a ...