"Hernia, Inguinal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006552
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.707.374.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Hernia, Inguinal- Hernia, Inguinal
- Hernias, Inguinal
- Inguinal Hernias
- Inguinal Hernia
Inguinal Hernia, Indirect- Inguinal Hernia, Indirect
- Hernia, Indirect Inguinal
- Hernias, Indirect Inguinal
- Indirect Inguinal Hernia
- Indirect Inguinal Hernias
- Inguinal Hernias, Indirect
Inguinal Hernia, Direct- Inguinal Hernia, Direct
- Direct Inguinal Hernia
- Direct Inguinal Hernias
- Hernia, Direct Inguinal
- Hernias, Direct Inguinal
- Inguinal Hernias, Direct
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hernia, Inguinal" by people in Profiles.
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Successful Treatment of Inguinal Lymphocele After Angiomyomatous Hamartoma Resection During Inguinal Hernia Repair. Wounds. 2021 Jul; 33(7):E42-E45.
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Long-term outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic needled-assisted inguinal hernia repair: A 10-year experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jan; 56(1):121-125.
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Regional anesthesia may improve cardiorespiratory complications in preterm inguinal hernia surgery. J Perinatol. 2021 03; 41(3):370-371.
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Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair as a Salvage Operation after Failure of Prior Total Extraperitoneal Repair. Am Surg. 2015 Aug; 81(8):312-3.
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Laparoscopic needle-assisted inguinal hernia repair in 495 children. Surg Endosc. 2015 Apr; 29(4):781-6.
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Perforated diverticulitis with fistula mimicking an inguinal hernia. Am Surg. 2013 Feb; 79(2):E86-7.
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A giant inguinoscrotal hernia. ScientificWorldJournal. 2010 Jan 08; 10:72-3.
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Laparoscopic repair of "sportsman's hernia" in soccer players as treatment of chronic inguinal pain. Med Sci Monit. 2004 Feb; 10(2):CR52-4.
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Inguinal hernias, endometriosis, and other adverse outcomes in rhesus monkeys following lead exposure. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2003 Sep-Oct; 25(5):561-70.
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Spinal anesthesia for preterm infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Arch Surg. 2000 Apr; 135(4):445-51.