RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58110626
T1 Femoral Hernia
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58110626
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Groin  bulge  inferior  to  the  inguinal  ligament  elicited  with  the  Valsalva  maneuver•  Differentiation  between  inguinal  and  femoral  hernias  difficult  clinically  and  often  not  appreciated  until  the  hernia  sac  is  dissected  free  in  the  operating  room•  Femoral  hernia  protrudes  through  the  femoral  canal,  bordered  by  the  inguinal  ligament  superiorly,  pubic  ramus  inferior-medially,  and  the  femoral  vein  laterally•  Classification  of  hernias-Reducible:  Visceral  contents  of  the  hernia  sac  able  to  retract  into  the  abdominal  cavity-Incarcerated:  Visceral  contents  cannot  be  returned  to  the  abdominal  cavity-Strangulated:  Incarcerated  hernia  where  the  blood  flow  to  the  entrapped  viscera  is  compromised