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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Hernia > Hernia, Abdominal > Hernia, Inguinal

Preferred term

Hernia, Inguinal  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Inguinal Hernia

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 80; was INGUINAL HERNIA 1963-79

In other languages

  • nivustyrä

    Finnish

  • bubonoseele
  • epäsuora nivustyrä
  • hernia inguinalis
  • inguinaalihernia
  • inguinaalityrä
  • kaksinkertainen nivustyrä
  • kivespussityrä
  • skrotaalityrä
  • suora nivustyrä
  • vino nivustyrä
  • Ljumskbråck

    Swedish

  • Direkt ljumskbråck
  • Indirekt ljumskbråck
  • Inguinalhernia

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006552

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