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13 Cards in this Set
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Viscera protrudes directly through abdominal wall at Hesselbach's triangle medial to inferior epigastric
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Direct Inguinal Hernia
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What are the boundaries of Hesselbach's triangle
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Inferior epigastric artery, rectus sheath, inguinal ligament
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Viscera passes lateral to inferior epigastric artery into spermatic cord covered cremasteric muscle
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Indirect Hernia
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Hernia that is more common in women
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Femoral Hernia
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Bulge above or below the inguinal ligament
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Femoral Hernia
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Concurrent direct & indirect hernias
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Combined (Pantaloon)
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Part of the hernia sac wall is formed by a visceral organ
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Sliding
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Part of the bowel is trapped in the hernia sac
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Richter's
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Meckel's diverticulum contained within the hernia
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Little's
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Able to replace herniated tissue to its usual anatomic location
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Reducible
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Hernias that are not reducible
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Incarcerated
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Incarcerated hernia with vascular compromise-->ischemia
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Strangulated
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Herniation through surgical incision, commonly secondary to wound infection
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Incisional
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