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.
    

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Top left, section of the heart; top right, intestines; centre left and right, hernia; bottom left, carotide; bottom right, speculum. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.

The radical cure of inguinal hernia in the male / by William S. Halsted.

Natural cure for rupture : a rational, natural means of permanently curing rupture / by Bernarr Macfadden.

Inguinal aneurism cured by tying the external iliac artery in the pelvis / by John Syn Dorsey, M.D.

Case of strangulated hernia, with perforation of the bowel : in which the occlusion of the aperture by ligature was successfully adopted / by Patrick Heron Watson.

Indirect inguinal hernia : anatomical aspects.

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The radical cure of inguinal hernia in the male / by William S. Halsted.

Natural cure for rupture : a rational, natural means of permanently curing rupture / by Bernarr Macfadden.

Inguinal aneurism cured by tying the external iliac artery in the pelvis / by John Syn Dorsey, M.D.

Case of strangulated hernia, with perforation of the bowel : in which the occlusion of the aperture by ligature was successfully adopted / by Patrick Heron Watson.

Indirect inguinal hernia : anatomical aspects.