Other Abdominal Hernias

Question 1

Other abdominal hernias

Answer 1

1. Incisional hernia
2. Sliding hernia
3. Lumbar hernia
4. Obturator hernia

Question 2

Incisional hernia

Answer 2

Hernial sac passes through previous operation scar 2nd common hernia

Question 3

Sliding hernia

Answer 3

Viscus (caecum, bladder, or ovary) slides extra-peritoneally beside sac through wide hernial defect

Question 4

Lumbar hernia

Answer 4

1. Inferior lumbar hernia
2. Superior lumbar hernia

Question 5

Inferior lumbar hernia

Answer 5

Commonest through inferior lumbar triangle of petit

Question 6

Inferior lumbar hernia boundries: anterior

Answer 6

External abdominal oblique posterior free border

Question 7

Inferior lumbar hernia boundries: posterior

Answer 7

Lattismus dorsi anterior border

Question 8

Inferior lumbar hernia boundries: base

Answer 8

Iliac crest

Question 9

Inferior lumbar hernia boundries: apex

Answer 9

Meeting of external abdominal oblique and Lattismus dorsi

Question 10

Inferior lumbar hernia boundries: floor

Answer 10

Internal oblique muscle

Question 11

Superior lumbar hernia

Answer 11

Through superior lumbar triangle which is bounded by:
1. 12th rib sacrospinalis lateral border
2. Internal oblique posterior border

Question 12

Obturator hernia

Answer 12

Passes through Obturator canal and is more common in women