FAQ

Inguinal Hernia, Indirect

Known as: INDIRECT HERNIA, hernia indirect inguinal, inguinal indirect hernia 
A protrusion of the abdominal cavity contents into the inguinal canal through the deep and superficial inguinal rings.
National Institutes of Health

Topic mentions per year

Topic mentions per year

1945-2018
0204019452017

Related topics

Related topics

6 relations

Broader (1)

Hernia
Hernia, InguinalInguinal Hernia, DirectPediatric Adverse Events TerminologyPediatric Terminology
(More)

Related mentions per year

Related mentions per year

1936-2018
19401960198020002020
Inguinal Hernia, Indirect
Hernia
Hernia, Inguinal
Inguinal Hernia, Direct
scrotal hernia
Pediatric Terminology

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
2006
2006
Patent processus vaginalis in the adult as a risk factor for the occurrence of indirect inguinal hernia
Inguinal hernias are a common entity with nearly 31,000 repairs annually in the Netherlands and over 800,000 in the USA. The aim… (More)
  • figure 1
  • figure 3
  • figure 2
  • table 1
  • table 2
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Chronic pain after open mesh and sutured repair of indirect inguinal hernia in young males.
BACKGROUND Chronic pain is common after herniorrhaphy, but the effect of surgical technique (mesh versus non-mesh repair) and the… (More)
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Prospective randomized single-center, single-blind Comparison of laparoscopic vs open repair of pediatric inguinal hernia
The repair of indirect inguinal hernia (IH) is one of the most common pediatric surgical procedures, and open surgery (OS) is the… (More)
  • figure 1
  • table 1
  • table 2
  • table 3
  • table 4
Is this relevant?
2004
2004
Incarcerated vermiform appendix in a left-sided inguinal hernia
We report here of a patient with an incarcerated vermiform appendix occurring in a left-sided indirect inguinal hernia… (More)
  • figure 1
  • figure 2
Is this relevant?
2002
2002
The etiology of indirect inguinal hernias: congenital and/or acquired?
The development of indirect inguinal hernias in infants is caused by a patent processus vaginalis (PPV). Consequently, this type… (More)
  • figure 2
  • table 1
  • figure 1
  • table 2
  • table 3
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy in children: a three-center experience with 933 repairs.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy has been introduced recently as an alternative to conventional open repair… (More)
Is this relevant?
2001
2001
Fibroblasts from the transversalis fascia of young patients with direct inguinal hernias show constitutive MMP-2 overexpression.
OBJECTIVE To determine the expression pattern of certain metalloproteinases (MMPs) known to be involved in the degradation of the… (More)
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Laparoscopic evaluation of the pediatric inguinal hernia--a meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE For over 50 years there has been debate over how to manage the contralateral groin in children who present… (More)
Is this relevant?
1994
1994
A laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh technique for the repair of an indirect inguinal hernia.
OBJECTIVE This study was done (1) to determine whether congenital indirect inguinal hernias in male pigs could be repaired by… (More)
Is this relevant?
1956
1956
Sliding indirect inguinal hernia.
From 2 per cent to 5 per cent of all indirect inguinal hernias are of the sliding variety. (Sliding hernias are those in which… (More)
Is this relevant?