Femoral hernia repair
Definition
Femoral hernia repair is surgery to repair a hernia near the groin or upper thigh. A femoral hernia is tissue that bulges out of a weak spot in the groin. Usually this tissue is part of the intestine.
Femoral hernia
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Femoral hernia repair
Alternate Names : Femorocele repair, Herniorrhaphy, Hernioplasty - femoral
Definition ...
Femoral hernia
A hernia is caused by the protrusion of a viscus through a weakness in the containing wall. This weakness may be inherent, as in the case of inguinal, femoral and umbilical hernias.
Femoral hernia
Reviewed last on: 10/24/2008
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F.
femoral hernia
femrl hni noun a hernia of the bowel at the top of the thigh
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Femoral hernia
This also occurs when some tissue pushes through in the groin, a little lower down than where an inguinal hernia occurs. They occur more commonly in women. They tend to be smaller than inguinal hernias.
Incisional hernia ...
Femoral hernia illustration
1. Hip
2. Bowel
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Femoral hernias
Femoral hernias are rare, and mostly seen in middle-aged and elderly obese women who have given birth several times.
The hernia is seen as a lump below the inguinal ligament.
The treatment is surgery.
(Femoral Hernia; Inguinal Hernia; Abdominal Wall Defect; Umbilical Hernia; Epigastric Hernia; Spigelian Hernia; Diaphragmatic Hernia; Hiatal Hernia; Incisional Hernia; Ventral Hernia; Hernia, Abdominal)
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(Femoral Hernia; Inguinal Hernia; Abdominal Wall Defect; Umbilical Hernia; Epigastric Hernia; Spigelian Hernia; Diaphragmatic Hernia; Hiatal Hernia; Incisional Hernia; Ventral Hernia; Hernia, Abdominal)
by Patricia Griffin Kellicker, BSN ...
Femoral hernia - bowel enters the femoral canal presenting as a mass in the upper, inner thigh.
Umbilical - through umbilicus (the belly button area).
Paraumbilical - just above or below the umbilicus.
Femoral Hernia with Gangrene, Unilateral or Unspecified (Not Specified as Recurrent)
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Femoral Hernia with Gangrene, Unilateral or Unspecified, Recurrent ...
Femoral hernias are more common in women.
Umbilical - a portion of the gut pushes through a muscular weakness near the navel, or belly button. This type of hernia is more common in newborns.
Inguinal hernias and femoral hernias are both groin hernias, and they occur in the area between the lower abdomen and the thigh. Umbilical hernias occur directly beneath or near the navel.
Groin hernias include inguinal hernias and femoral hernias. Inguinal hernias occur above the inguinal ligament.
Classification and diagnosis of inguinal and femoral hernias
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These include indirect, direct, and femoral hernias, which are defined by the location of the opening of the hernia from the abdomen to the groin.
Hernia, Velpeau: A Velpeau hernia is a femoral hernia in front of the femoral blood vessels in the groin. (A hernia ("rupture") is a protrusion of tissue through the wall of a cavity in which it is normally contained.) ...
HERNIA (Rupture; Abdominal Hernia; Femoral Hernia)
SYMPTOMS"Visual awareness of the problem. In the case of a strangulated hernia, there is pain, vomiting, and abdominal distention.
Advancing age
Sex: male (Groin hernias are about 10 times more common in men. But, femoral hernias are more common in women.)
Increased pressure within the abdominal cavity due to: ...
Groin (called inguinal hernia )-the most common site
Navel
The site of a surgical incision
The upper-middle abdomen
Between the abdomen and thigh (called femoral hernia)
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Almost 700,000 are performed each year. Common types of hernias include:
inguinal or femoral hernias, located in the groin
umbilical hernias, located at the belly button
incisional hernias, which form at the site of an earlier surgery ...
Inspect the abdomen for signs of inguinal or femoral hernia and for incisions that may point to adhesions. Both may lead to intestinal obstruction.
 See also: Surgery, Symptom, Abdomen, Hernias, Cough
  
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