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What is Inguinal hernia?

What is Inguinal hernia?

• Inguinal hernia: Protrusion of the intestines out of the groin area.
• Inguinal hernia: 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.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Inguinal hernia: hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Inguinal hernia: Introduction

Types of Inguinal hernia:

Broader types of Inguinal hernia:

• Hernia
• Abdominal Hernia
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How many people get Inguinal hernia?

Incidence (annual) of Inguinal hernia: 500,000 cases (NIDDK)
Incidence Rate of Inguinal hernia: approx 1 in 544 or 0.18% or 500,000 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Inguinal hernia?

Complications of Inguinal hernia: see complications of Inguinal hernia

What causes Inguinal hernia?

Causes of Inguinal hernia: see causes of Inguinal hernia
Causes of Inguinal hernia: Obesity, pregnancy, heavy lifting, and straining to pass stool can cause the intestine to push against the inguinal canal. (Source: excerpt from Inguinal Hernia: NIDDK)

What are the symptoms of Inguinal hernia?

Symptoms of Inguinal hernia: see symptoms of Inguinal hernia

Complications of Inguinal hernia: see complications of Inguinal hernia

Inguinal hernia: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Inguinal hernia.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Inguinal hernia.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Inguinal hernia: see treatments for Inguinal hernia
Research for Inguinal hernia: see research for Inguinal hernia

Society issues for Inguinal hernia

Hospitalization statistics for Inguinal hernia: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Inguinal hernia:

• 0.67% (84,938) of hospital consultant episodes were for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 92% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Inguinal hernia:

Organs and body systems related to Inguinal hernia include:

• Intestines
• Groin

Name and Aliases of Inguinal hernia

Main name of condition: Inguinal hernia

Other names or spellings for Inguinal hernia:

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Inguinal hernia:

• Direct hernia
• Indirect inguinal hernia
• Cough impulse
• Femoral hernia

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