For an uncomplicated unilateral inguinal hernia ... and carries a small risk of major intraabdominal injury. Femoral hernias occur more often in women than in men, are associated with much ...

Groin: a femoral hernia creates a bulge just below ... but that there is no significant difference in operating time for unilateral inguinal hernia repair. The rate of recurrence is similar ...

Femoral hernia: This groin hernia is not very common, but it can develop in the femoral canal that runs below the inguinal canal. Fatty tissue may push through it. Hiatal hernia: Another kind of ...

Most are inguinal hernias (occurring in the lower abdominal groin area near the inguinal canal) or femoral hernias (occurring near the femoral canal, also in the groin area). However, there are ...

THE combination of gallstone ileus, volvulus of the small intestine, incarcerated femoral hernia and diffuse peritonitis is sufficiently unusual to warrant a report. The probable sequence of ...