Hernias Flashcards
What are the contents of the inguinal canal in a female?
Round ligament of the uterus + ilioinguinal nerve
What are the contents of the inguinal canal in a mail?
Spermatic cord + ilioinguinal nerve
What are the contents of the spermatic cord?
3 arteries: vas, testicular, cremasteric
3 fascial layers: extenral spermatic, cremasteric, internal spermatic
3 nerves: traversing ilioinguinal, sympathetics, genitofemoral
3 other things: pampiniform plexus of veins, vas deferens, lymphatics
The inguinal canal is located between what 2 structures?
Deep inguinal ring to superficial inguinal ring
The opening of the inguinal canal is located laterally to what structure?
Inferior epigastric artery
What are the contents of the femoral triangle?
NAVL femoral nerve femoral artery femoral vein lymphatics deep inguinal LN
What is the superior border, medial border and lateral border of the femoral triangle?
Superior border inguinal ligament
Medial border adductor longus
Lateral border sartourius
What is the relevance of the mid inguinal point?
Where are you can palpate the femoral pulse
What is the relevance of the midpoint of the inguinal ligament?
Location of deep inguinal ring
What is the definition of a hernia?
Abnormal protrusion of a body part through a wall that should normally contain it
What is the definition of a irreducible hernia?
Can’t be shoved back in
What is the definition of a incarcerated hernia?
Stuck in its sack
What is the definition of a strangulated hernia?
Blood supply cut off
Our inguinal hernia is more common on the right or left side?
Right
remember open appendectomy is a risk factor
Can inguinal hernia is cause obstruction of small or large bowel?
SBO
How can inguinal and femoral hernia is be differentiated on examination?
Femoral hernia below inguinal ligament and pubic tubercle
Inguinal hernia above pubic tubercle
What is an indirect inguinal hernia?
Goes IN the canal, through deep ring int inguinal canal, out superficial ring into scrotum