"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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Incidental Diagnosis of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Post-Inguinal Hernia Repair. Am Surg. 2022 Mar; 88(3):552-553.
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Prevalence of Surgical Repair for Athletic Pubalgia and Impact on Performance in Football Athletes Participating in the National Football League Combine. Arthroscopy. 2017 May; 33(5):1044-1049.
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The effect of tobacco use on outcomes of laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repairs: a review of the NSQIP dataset. Surg Endosc. 2017 02; 31(2):917-921.
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A NSQIP Analysis of MELD and Perioperative Outcomes in General Surgery. Am Surg. 2015 Aug; 81(8):755-9.
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Giant inguinal scrotal hernia containing the sigmoid colon. Am Surg. 2014 Jul; 80(7):e185-6.
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Inguinal hernia containing a kidney with a duplicated system: an exceptionally rare case. Int J Urol. 2014 Mar; 21(3):338-40.
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Reduction en masse in a 7-year-old boy: an interesting case. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 May; 47(5):E19-20.
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A long-term evaluation of the modified mesh-plug hernioplasty in over 2,000 patients. Hernia. 2008 Jun; 12(3):257-60; discussion 323.
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Sperm granuloma of the inguinal vas deferens mimicking recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia. Urology. 2007 Jun; 69(6):1209.e1-3.
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The Millikan modified mesh-plug hernioplasty. Arch Surg. 2003 May; 138(5):525-9; discussion 529-30.