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MECHANISMS: Femoral Hernias
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Femoral ring usually big enough to admit tip of small finger (Site of origin for hernia)
-> Hernia compresses contents of femoral canal (loose CT, fat, lyphatics) -> Bulge in wall of femoral canal -> Hernia enlarges by passing inferiorly thru saphenous opening (into subcut tissue of thigh) |
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Femoral Hernias:
Anatomical location |
Mass in femoral triangle, inferolateral to pubic tubercle
Laterally: Femoral vein Medially: Lacunar ligament |
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Femoral Hernias:
More common in? |
Females
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Femoral Hernias:
Why prone to strangulation? |
Due to sharp, rigid boundaries of femoral ring (esp. concave margin of lacunar ligament)
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Femoral Hernias:
How to tell from location? |
Below inguinal ligament (groin crease)
Inguinal hernias are above. |
