"Hernia, Inguinal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the GROIN region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the ABDOMINAL WALL (transversalis fascia) in Hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults.
| Descriptor ID |
D006552
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.707.374.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Hernia, Inguinal- Hernia, Inguinal
- Hernias, Inguinal
- Inguinal Hernias
- Inguinal Hernia
Inguinal Hernia, Indirect- Inguinal Hernia, Indirect
- Hernia, Indirect Inguinal
- Hernias, Indirect Inguinal
- Indirect Inguinal Hernia
- Indirect Inguinal Hernias
- Inguinal Hernias, Indirect
Inguinal Hernia, Direct- Inguinal Hernia, Direct
- Direct Inguinal Hernia
- Direct Inguinal Hernias
- Hernia, Direct Inguinal
- Hernias, Direct Inguinal
- Inguinal Hernias, Direct
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hernia, Inguinal" by people in Profiles.
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Characteristics of laparoscopic and open hernia repair simulation models: a systematic review. Hernia. 2022 02; 26(1):39-46.
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A multifaceted virus. Non-reducible and strangulated effects of COVID-19. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 07 01; 91(1):e34.
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Reply to: "A multifaceted virus. Nonreducible and strangulated effects of COVID-19". J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 07 01; 91(1):e34-e35.
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Do surgical emergencies stay at home? Observations from the first United States Coronavirus epicenter. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 07 01; 91(1):241-246.
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Rare encounter: hydrocoele of canal of Nuck in a Scottish rural hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Aug 11; 13(8).
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Hernia surgery in the COVID-19 era: does it require special attention? Minerva Chir. 2020 12; 75(6):466.
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Where are the hernias? A paradoxical decrease in emergency hernia surgery during COVID-19 pandemic. Hernia. 2020 10; 24(5):1141-1142.
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A manual reduction of hernia under analgesia/sedation (Taxis) in the acute inguinal hernia: a useful technique in COVID-19 times to reduce the need for emergency surgery-a literature review. Hernia. 2020 10; 24(5):937-941.
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Could we reduce adhesions to the intra-abdominal mesh in the first week? Experimental study with different methods of fixation. Hernia. 2020 12; 24(6):1245-1251.
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Evaluation of Postsurgical Hyperalgesia and Sensitization After Open Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Useful Model for Neuropathic Pain? J Pain. 2019 10; 20(10):1199-1208.