5. Direct inguinal hernia Flashcards
INCIDENCE of Direct inguinal hernia
- Common in old males.
* 50 % bilateral
ETIOLOGY of Direct inguinal hernia
a. Weakness of lower abdominal wall muscles with chronic increased intra abdominal pressure.
b. Paralysis of conjoint tendon
Pathogenesis of Paralysis of conjoint tendon in ETIOLOGY of Direct inguinal hernia
Injury of the ilioinguinal nerve during appendectomy (only after muscle cutting).
PATHOLOGY & TYPES of Direct inguinal hernia
1 - Lateral Type “Commonest” :
2- Medial Type “Rare”
commonest type of Direct inguinal hernia
Lateral Type
Pathogenesis of Lateral Type of Direct inguinal hernia
- Bulges through the lateral part of Hasselbach’s triangle (made of fascia transversalis only).
- Thus has a very wide neck and is less liable to complications.
- Never descends to the scrotum.
Alternative name for Medial Type of Direct inguinal hernia
funicular form of Ogilvie
Pathogenesis of Medial Type of Direct inguinal hernia
Passes through a defect in the conjoint tendon in front of fascia transversalis in the medial half of the triangle.
- The edge of the defect is sharp & the neck is narrow )> liable to complicate.
- It may descend to the scrotum
Type of Direct inguinal hernia Passes through a defect in the conjoint tendon in front of fascia transversalis in the medial half of the triangle.
Medial Type of Direct inguinal hernia
Type of Direct inguinal hernia bulges through the lateral part of Hasselbach’s triangle (made of fascia transversalis only)
Lateral Type of Direct inguinal hernia
Type of Direct inguinal hernia has a very wide neck and is less liable to complications
Lateral Type of Direct inguinal hernia
Type of Direct inguinal hernia in which The edge of the defect is sharp & the neck is narrow and liable to complications
Medial Type of Direct inguinal hernia
Type of Direct inguinal hernia Never descends to the scrotum
Lateral Type of Direct inguinal hernia
Type of Direct inguinal hernia may descend to the scrotum
Medial Type of Direct inguinal hernia
the reason why Lateral Type of Direct inguinal hernia is less liable to complications
- Bulges through the lateral part of Hasselbach’s triangle (made of fascia transversalis only).
- Thus has a very wide neck and is less liable to complications.
the reason why Medial Type of Direct inguinal hernia is more liable to complications
Passes through a defect in the conjoint tendon in front of fascia transversalis in the medial half of the triangle.
- The edge of the defect is sharp & the neck is narrow )> liable to complicate.
Difference between Oblique inguinal hernia and Direct inguinal hernia by
Age
Side
Shape Descent Descent to scrotum Reducibility Complications
Internal ring test
External ring test
Relation of neck of sac to inferior epigastric artery
(at operation)
Age in Oblique inguinal hernia
Any Age