"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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL REPAIR FOR ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIAS IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES, TWO CASES IN WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS (GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2023 Oct; 54(3):651-658.
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Feasibility of robotic-assisted minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair in patients with urologic considerations including artificial urinary sphincters and bladder herniation. J Robot Surg. 2021 Oct; 15(5):695-699.
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Resident training experience with robotic assisted transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair. Am J Surg. 2020 02; 219(2):278-282.
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Association of Exfoliation Syndrome With Risk of Indirect Inguinal Hernia: The Utah Project on Exfoliation Syndrome. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 12 01; 136(12):1368-1374.
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Laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair in patients with obesity: an American College of Surgeons NSQIP clinical outcomes analysis. Surg Endosc. 2017 03; 31(3):1305-1310.
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Open versus laparoscopic unilateral inguinal hernia repairs: defining the ideal BMI to reduce complications. Surg Endosc. 2017 01; 31(1):206-214.
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Inguinal herniation of the bladder in an infant. Can J Urol. 2006 Apr; 13(2):3057-8.
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Use of a Marlex fan in the repair of direct and indirect hernias by laparoscopy. J Laparoendosc Surg. 1992 Apr; 2(2):61-4.