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Testicular versus Scrotal Cancer:
Testicular cancer travels to ___. Scrotal cancer travels to ___. |
-lumbar nodes
-superficial inguinal nodes |
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Hydrocele:
Fluid in remnant of processus vaginalis, the ___, or along the spermatic cord |
-tunica vaginalis
s. 37 |
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Varicocele:
___ gets varicosities; feeling like a ___; affects ___, bc doesn’t cool properly |
-Pampiniform plexus
-“bag of worms” -fertility |
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Inguinal triangle
is the site of ___ hernias, which occur ___ to the inferior epigastric vessels. |
-direct inguinal
-medial |
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Indirect hernias are ___ common.
They are 20 times more common in males. They leave the abdominal cavity ___ to the inferior epigastric vessels, through the ___. They are prone to ___. |
-most
-lateral -deep inguinal ring -strangulation [gut strangulation, tissue can die] |
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Direct hernias are ___ common.
They protrude through an area of weakness in the ___ of the inguinal canal ___ to the inferior epigastric vessels. They are ___ prone to strangulation. They are more common in older persons. |
-less
-posterior wall (transversalis fascia which is reinforced medially by the conjoint tendon) -medial -less |
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In what type of hernia would viscera protrude through the superficial inguinal ring?
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BOTH DIRECT & INDIRECT HERNIAS MAY PROTRUDE THROUGH THE SUPERFICIAL RING.
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An ___ hernia has
peritoneum and the coverings of the spermatic cord over it While a ___ hernia is covered by peritoneum alone. |
-indirect
-direct (This is because the viscera herniate along the path of testicular descent in the case of an indirect hernia.) |
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Femoral Hernia:
Appears ___ the inguinal ligament. Passes into the ___ into the medial [aspect] of the thigh. Acquired, not ___. Happens in whom? |
-below
-femoral canal -congenital -middle-aged or older women predominantly |