TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Inguinal Hernia A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Groin bulge elicited with the Valsalva maneuver• Types of inguinal hernias-Indirect: Patent processus vaginalis extension lateral to the inferior epigastrics in the anterior-medial position of the spermatic cord-Direct: Developed weakness in the abdominal wall located at Hesselbach triangle (inguinal ligament inferiorly, lateral edge of the rectus medially, and the inferior epigastric vessels superior-laterally)-Pantaloon hernia is a combined direct and indirect inguinal hernia• 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 inguinal hernia where the blood flow to the entrapped viscera is compromised-Sliding: Abdominal viscera present in hernia sac; on the left, most commonly the sigmoid colon and bladder, and on the right, most commonly the cecum and bladder SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58114562 ER -