Indirect Inguinal Hernia - Treatment

Treatment

Watchful waiting is the common management of minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias. In few instances, surgery can be required. In this case, the surgeon recognizes the "indirect" hernia by noting that the hernia sac begins lateral to the inferior epigastric artery and vein, indicating that it arose at the top of the inguinal canal.

Digestive system, Digestive disease, Gastroenterology (primarily K20–K93, 530–579)
Upper GI tract
Esophagus
  • Esophagitis
    • Candidal
    • Herpetiform
  • Rupture
    • Boerhaave syndrome
    • Mallory-Weiss syndrome
  • UES
    • Zenker's diverticulum
  • LES
    • Barrett's esophagus
  • Esophageal motility disorder
    • Nutcracker esophagus
    • Achalasia
    • Diffuse esophageal spasm
    • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)
  • Esophageal stricture
  • Megaesophagus
Stomach
  • Gastritis
    • Atrophic
    • Ménétrier's disease
    • Gastroenteritis
  • Peptic (gastric) ulcer
    • Cushing ulcer
    • Dieulafoy's lesion
  • Dyspepsia
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Achlorhydria
  • Gastroparesis
  • Gastroptosis
  • Portal hypertensive gastropathy
  • Gastric antral vascular ectasia
  • Gastric dumping syndrome
  • Gastric volvulus
Lower GI tract:
Intestinal/
Enteropathy
Small intestine
(Duodenum/Jejunum/Ileum)
  • Enteritis
    • Duodenitis
    • Jejunitis
    • Ileitis
  • Peptic (duodenal) ulcer
    • Curling's ulcer
  • Malabsorption: Coeliac
  • Tropical sprue
  • Blind loop syndrome
  • Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome
  • Whipple's
  • Short bowel syndrome
  • Steatorrhea
  • Milroy disease
  • bile acid malabsorption
Large intestine
(Appendix/Colon)
  • Appendicitis
  • Colitis
    • Pseudomembranous
    • Ulcerative
    • Ischemic
    • Microscopic
    • Collagenous
    • Lymphocytic
  • Functional colonic disease
    • IBS
    • Intestinal pseudoobstruction / Ogilvie syndrome
  • Megacolon / Toxic megacolon
  • Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis
Large and/or small
  • Enterocolitis
    • Necrotizing
  • IBD
    • Crohn's disease
  • Vascular: Abdominal angina
  • Mesenteric ischemia
  • Angiodysplasia
  • Bowel obstruction: Ileus
  • Intussusception
  • Volvulus
  • Fecal impaction
  • Constipation
  • Diarrhea
    • Infectious
  • Intestinal adhesions
Rectum
  • Proctitis
    • Radiation proctitis
  • Proctalgia fugax
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Anismus
Anal canal
  • Anal fissure/Anal fistula
  • Anal abscess
  • Anal dysplasia
  • Pruritus ani
GI bleeding/BIS
  • Upper
    • Hematemesis
    • Melena
  • Lower
    • Hematochezia
Accessory
Liver
  • Hepatitis
    • Viral hepatitis
    • Autoimmune hepatitis
    • Alcoholic hepatitis
  • Cirrhosis
    • PBC
  • Fatty liver
    • NASH
  • Vascular
    • Budd-Chiari syndrome
    • Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
    • Portal hypertension
    • Nutmeg liver
  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Liver failure
    • Hepatic encephalopathy
    • Acute liver failure
  • Liver abscess
    • Pyogenic
    • Amoebic
  • Hepatorenal syndrome
  • Peliosis hepatis
Gallbladder
  • Cholecystitis
  • Gallstones/Cholecystolithiasis
  • Cholesterolosis
  • Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses
  • Postcholecystectomy syndrome
  • Porcelain gallbladder
Bile duct/
Other biliary tree
  • Cholangitis
    • PSC
    • Secondary sclerosing cholangitis
    • Ascending
  • Cholestasis/Mirizzi's syndrome
  • Biliary fistula
  • Haemobilia
  • Gallstones/Cholelithiasis
  • Common bile duct
    • Choledocholithiasis
    • Biliary dyskinesia
  • Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
Pancreatic
  • Pancreatitis
    • Acute
    • Chronic
    • Hereditary
    • Pancreatic abscess
  • Pancreatic pseudocyst
  • Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
  • Pancreatic fistula
Abdominopelvic
Hernia
  • Diaphragmatic
    • Congenital
  • Hiatus
  • Inguinal
    • Indirect
    • Direct
  • Umbilical
  • Femoral
  • Obturator
  • Spigelian
  • Lumbar
    • Petit's
    • Grynfeltt-Lesshaft
  • Undefined location
    • Incisional
    • Internal hernia
Peritoneal
  • Peritonitis
    • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • Hemoperitoneum
  • Pneumoperitoneum

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