Anatomy Of Hernia

Within the boundaries of this area you can find the external iliac artery and vein. Abdominal wall hernias and relevant surgical techniques.

Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Practice Essentials Background

The majority of hernias form in the weaker areas of the abdominal wall where there is no muscle present and typically occur in the linea alba.

Anatomy of hernia. Hernias involving the inguinal canal can be divided into two main categories. The two types of hiatal hernias are sliding and paraesophageal. Its function amongst other things is to hold in the abdominal contents principally the intestines.

25 in males and 2 in females 75 of hernias groin hernias 23rd indirect and 13rd direct. These layers are a bit different between the umbilical region and the groin but overall the basic layers are the same. The 2 types of inguinal.

The abdominal wall a sheet of tough muscle and tendon that runs down from the ribs to the legs at the groins acts as the bodys corset. A hernia occurs when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. It can be fat bowel or in some cases the genitourinary tract.

An inguinal hernia is the protrusion of intra abdominal contents through a defect in the abdominal wall. The upper part of the stomach usually protrudes upwards but it can also be the small intestine transverse colon or omentum. The most common types of hernia are inguinal inner groin incisional resulting from an incision femoral outer groin umbilical belly button and hiatal upper stomach.

A hernia is caused by the protrusion of a viscus in the case of groin hernias an intra abdominal organ through a weakness in the abdominal wall. A hiatal hernia is a protrusion of the abdominal contents into the thorax through an enlarged esophageal hiatus caused by a weakness or opening in the diaphragm. Hernia a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it.

A ventral hernia is a disruption or hole in the abdominal wall and can be classified as primary occurring de novo or incisional hernias caused by previous incision and surgery. During a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair the dangerous triangle the triangle of doom refers to a triangular area bound by the vas deferens the testicular vessels and the peritoneal fold. This weakness may be inherent as in the case of inguinal femoral and umbilical hernias.

The most common location for hernia is the abdomen. Direct where the peritoneal sac enters the inguinal canal though the posterior wall of the inguinal canal. Hernia anatomy the layers of the abdominal wall the first concept to understand is the basic layers of the abdominal wall.

Indirect where the peritoneal sac enters the inguinal canal through the deep inguinal ring.

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