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Inguinal Hernia
Indirect (oblique) Direct
Definition
Incidence
Defect (inner aspect
of abdominal wall)
Descent
Reduction
Types (site)
Coverings
It is the hernia that passes through deep
inguinal ring.
It is the hernia that pushes the posterior
wall of inguinal canal
It is the commonest type mainly in young
age
Less common, mainly in old age.
Deep inguinal ring (lateral to inferior
epigastric vessels)
Hasselbach’s triangle (medial to inferior
epigastric vessels)
Forewords, downwards and medially. Forewards
Upwards, laterally and backwards. Backwards
Inguinal or inguino-scrotal Only inguinal
In inguinal canal: Extraperitoneal fatty tissue,
internal spermatic fascia, cremastric muscle
and fascia, external oblique aponeurosis,
superficial fascia and skin.
In scrotum: coverings of spermatic cord Colle's
fascia, dartos m., and Skin.
In inguinal canal: Extraperitoneal fatty
tissue, Fascia transversalis, conjoint
tendon (medial type), internal
spermatic fascia, cremasteric muscle
and fascia, external oblique
aponeurosis, superficial fascia and skin.