GI- Hernias Flashcards
who gets indirect hernias
infants
who commonly gets femoral hernias
women
List the hernias from Medial to lateral
Femoral, Direct, Indirect
Which hernia goes underneath the inguinal ligament?
Femoral
direct and indirect go over
Which hernia is fully within the spermatic cord
Indirect
Infants are in the sperm aka indirect are in the spermatic cord
Which hernia is medial to inferior epigastric artery
Direct
Which hernia is lateral to inferior epigastric artery
Indirect
Which hernia is lateral to inferior epigastric artery can form a hydrocele
Indirect
which hernia goes through superficial (external) and Deep (internal ring)
Indirect
which hernia goes through superficial (external) only
Direct
which hernia is covered by the external spermatic fascia
Direct
which hernia goes through inguinal (hesselbach triangle)
Direct
which hernia is caused by the failure of process vaginalis to close
Indirect
which hernia goes through the femoral canal
femoral
which hernia is lateral to pubic tubercle
femoral
which hernia is more likely to present with incarceration (peritoneum can’t be pushed back in) and strangulation (ischemia and necrosis)
femoral
who commonly gets direct hernias
Old men
Hernia’s can present with tenderness, redness, and
fever
Diphragmatic hernia
stomach structures enter the chest (thorax) area
Diphragmatic hernia happens mostly on the LEFT side bc the RIGHT side is
protected by liver
Hiatial (DIphragmatic) hernia
Stomach herniates to the thorax via the esophageal hiatus
Hourglass stomach
GERD
Sliding hiatial hernia
Gastroesophageal sphincter is normal but the fundus herniates upwards
paraesophageal hiatial hernia
Gastroesophageal sphincter diplaced upwards
Sliding hiatial hernia
