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Femoral Hernias (Causes, Symptoms and Treatment), In elderly women the incidence of femoral hernia approaches that of inguinal hernia. Femoral hernia sympto...
Hernia, The risk of strangulation is greater with a femoral hernia than with an inguinal hernia. The risk is also greater with smaller hernias. In some areas, NHS f...
Abdominal Hernias, Abdominal hernias may be classified as groin hernias (femoral or inguinal) and ventral hernias (umbilical, epigastric, Spigelian, lumbar...
Inguinal Hernias (Causes, Symptoms and Treatment), Differential diagnosis See also the separate Lumps in the Groin and Scrotum article. Femoral hernia : this is seen in v...
Strangulated femoral hernia . Strangulated inguinal hernia. Psoas abscess. Painless lumps: Skin swellings - eg, epidermal (sebaceous) cyst , contact dermatitis...
They are: An inguinal hernia - more common in males. A femoral hernia - more common in females. An incisional hernia - in the area of a previous operation scar or injury....
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Around 10 per 100,000 children will develop a slipped capital femoral epiphysis. As mentioned above, a slipped capital femoral epiphysi...
Trapped inguinal or femoral hernia A left inguinal or femoral hernia occurs when a piece of bowel or other tissue from inside the tummy pushes through a weakness in the muscles...
Trapped inguinal or femoral hernia A right inguinal or femoral hernia happens when a piece of bowel or other tissue from inside the tummy pushes through a weakness in the muscl...
Left inguinal/femoral hernia: an incarcerated left inguinal or femoral hernia may present as LIF pain. There will be tenderness and an irreducible swelling over the hernial orifi...
Femoral Nerve Lesion, Arthropathy - femoral nerve palsy secondary to synovitis of the hip joint [ 10 ] . Neonatal - femoral nerve palsy has been reported after breech lie...
Hiatus Hernia, Some studies suggest that up to half of people having tests for indigestion (dyspepsia) are discovered to have a hiatus hernia. How is a hiatus hernia di...
Examination for hernias Examination techniques for the presence of inguinal and femoral hernias are discussed in the separate Inguinal Hernias and Femoral Hernias articles....
Right inguinal hernia/femoral hernia : an incarcerated right inguinal or femoral hernia may present as RIF pain.
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE), Synonym: slipped upper femoral epiphysis What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis? Often atraumatic or associated with a...
Femoral Fractures (Types, Symptoms, and Management), They may affect the neck, shaft or distal (supracondylar) femur. Femoral fractures include: Fractures of the femoral...
The condition may be confused with a femoral hernia or enlarged inguinal lymph nodes. Spinal tuberculosis in children needs a particularly high index of suspicion for diagnosis. [ 10...
Hiatus Hernia, Skeletal deformities, such as scoliosis, kyphosis and pectus excavatum (predisposes to para-oesophageal hernia). Aetiology [ 1 , 6 ] A hiatus hernia...
Check hernial orifices. Femoral hernia is at high risk of obstruction. Inguinal hernia is a lower risk factor but it is much more common.
Check for herniae. Femoral hernia is uncommon but very liable to strangulate. In secondary care the dictum is that no abdominal examination is complete without rectal examination.