Right Recurrent Femoral Hernia with Left Inguinal Hernia - A Case Report

Autor: D. B. Choksi
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis.
ISSN: 2643-9875
2643-9840
Popis: Femoral hernias are a relatively uncommon type, accounting for only 3% of all hernias. While femoral hernias can occur in both males and females, they occur approximately 10 times as frequently in women than in men because of the wider bone structure of the female pelvis³. Femoral hernias develop in the upper part of the thigh near the groin just below the inguinal ligament, where abdominal contents pass through a naturally occurring weakness called the femoral canal. Femoral hernia have the highest rate of incarceration amongst groin hernia, 5%–20%⁵
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