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Hernia - General Information

 

Hernia - General

Common Hernias : Inguinal, Incisional, Femoral, Umbilical

Acquired Hernia - Incisional

Hernias d.t. obesity - Direct inguinal, Paraumbilical, Hiatus hernia.

Classification

Internal

Diaphragmatic hernia - congenital or acquired

Duodenum herniating in the paraduodenal pouch

Intestine into the lesser sac.

Into hole in mesentery.

Into hole in transverse mesocolon

Into defect in broad ligament.

Into Ileocaecal fossae - superior & inferior

Into retrocaecal fossa

External

Anterior

Inguinal - indirect & direct

Femoral

Umbilical - Exomphalos (major & minor), & child umbilical hernia.

Paraumbilical

Epigastric

Divarication of Rectii

Spigelian

Obturator

Interstitial / Interparietal - 4 types

Pro-peritoneal - diverticulum from inguinal or femoral hernia.

Intermuscular - common in obese patients - spreads between EO & IO - narrow neck - tendency to strangulation.

Inguinosuperficial - hernia into the superficial inguinal pouch - associated commonly with an ectopic testis in the pouch.

Spigelian - occurs at lateral border of rectus sheath at level of arcuate line.

 

Posterior

Lumbar - superior & inferior. May be a phantom hernia - d.t. local muscular paralysis e.g. polio.

Gluteal - through greater sciatic foramen.

Sciatic - through lesser sciatic foramen.

 

Perineal hernia - 4 types

Post - operative - after AP resection of rectum.

Median sliding hernia - complete rectal prolapse.

Antero-lateral - in females - swelling of one side labium majus.

Postero-lateral - through levator ani muscle into the ischirectal fossa.

 

Para-ileostomy hernia

 

Para-colostomy hernia

 

Types of indirect inguinal hernias

Complete / Scrotal / Vaginal

Bubonocele

Funicular indirect hernia

Infantile - (2) + a diverticulum from the tunica which extends  anteriorly upto the external ring.

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