Hernias

Question 1

Direct vs indirect

Answer 1

Direct = protruded through abdominal wall
= push and cough pops back up
Indirect = through the inguinal canal
= push and cough NOT pop back up

Question 2

What makes up the hesselbachs’s triangle/inguinal triangle?

Answer 2

Medially = rectus abdominus muscle
Laterally = inferior epigastric vessels
Inferiorly = inguinal ligament

Question 3

Position of epigastric vessels in relation to indirect vs direct hernias?

Answer 3

Indirect - epigastric vessels are medial

Direct - epigastric vessels are lateral

Question 4

What is the most common hernia?

Answer 4

Indirect inguinal hernia