Groin Hernias
- Indirect Inguinal Hernia (60%):
- Direct Inguinal Hernia(25%):
- Rarely obstructs/ strangulates
- Appears as wide bulge
- Often reduces spontaneously after cough or lying
- Femoral hernia (15%):
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
| Inguinal Swelling | Inguinoscrotal Swelling |
|---|
| 1. Enlarged lymph nodes | 1. Encysted hydrocele of cord |
| 2. Undescended testis | 2. Varicocele |
| 3. Lipoma | 3. Lymphvarix |
| 4. Femoral hernia | 4. Diffuse lipoma of cord |
| 5. Saphena varix | 5. Inflam thickening of cord |
| 6. Psoas abscess | 6. Psoas abscess |
| 7. Femoral aneurysm | |
