Femoral Hernia

Question 1

Femoral Hernia Epidemiology

Answer 1

• More common in women

- Incidence highest in middle-aged women and elderly women especially if parous

Question 2

Femoral Hernia Presentation

Answer 2

• Lump in groin
• Lateral inferior to pubic tubercle
• Appears or swells on coughing
• Reducible, incarcerated (irreducible), obstructed or strangulated
• Below inguinal ligament

Question 3

Femoral Hernia Ix

Answer 3

• Clinical diagnosis

- USS

Question 4

Femoral Hernia Differentials

Answer 4

• Differentiating between inguinal is difficult and doctors often get it wrong
• Difficult

Question 5

Femoral Hernia Complications

Answer 5

• Risk of strangulation is high

- Red and tender lump, tense and irreducible

Question 6

Femoral Hernia Management

Answer 6

-All femoral hernias should be repaired