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Descriptor English:

Hernia, Inguinal

Descriptor Spanish:

Hernia Inguinal

Descriptor Portuguese:

Hérnia Inguinal

Synonyms English:

Inguinal Hernia, Direct
Inguinal Hernia, Indirect
Direct Inguinal Hernia
Direct Inguinal Hernias
Hernia, Direct Inguinal
Hernia, Indirect Inguinal
Hernias, Direct Inguinal
Hernias, Indirect Inguinal
Hernias, Inguinal
Indirect Inguinal Hernia
Indirect Inguinal Hernias
Inguinal Hernias
Inguinal Hernias, Direct
Inguinal Hernias, Indirect
Inguinal Hernia

Tree Number:

C23.300.707.374.875

Definition English:

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 English:

80; was INGUINAL HERNIA 1963-79

Allowable Qualifiers English:

BL blood	CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced	CL classification
CO complications	CN congenital
DI diagnosis	DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy	DT drug therapy
EC economics	EM embryology
EN enzymology	EP epidemiology
EH ethnology	ET etiology
GE genetics	HI history
IM immunology	ME metabolism
MI microbiology	MO mortality
NU nursing	PS parasitology
PA pathology	PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control	PX psychology
RT radiotherapy	RH rehabilitation
SU surgery	TH therapy
UR urine	VE veterinary
VI virology

Record Number:

6711

Unique Identifier:

D006552

Occurrence in VHL:

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