Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Quiz
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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is incarcerated inguinal hernia?
An incarcerated inguinal hernia is a hernia of small or large intestine which gets stuck in the groin or scrotum because of swelling and cannot be pushed back into the abdomen. It can lead to a strangulated hernia, in which the blood supply to the intestine in the hernia gets cut off causing complications.
Symptoms of incarcerated inguinal hernia
Groin swelling appears when standing up
Swelling in the groin region
Groin pain
Intermittent, crampy abdominal pain
Pain when pressing down on the abdomen
Stomach pain or tummy ache in a specific place
Abdominal pain
History of groin hernia
Questions your doctor may ask to check for incarcerated inguinal hernia
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose incarcerated inguinal hernia
Do you have swelling in the groin area when standing up?
Do you have a swelling in the groin region?
Do you have groin pain?
Do you have an abdominal (tummy) pain that comes and goes?
Do you feel severe pain when pressing on your abdomen (stomach)?
Treatment for incarcerated inguinal hernia
An incarcerated hernia is one that cannot be reduced or helped by pushing the intestine back into the abdomen. Immediate surgery is needed to fix the hernia.
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References
Kepičová M, Ihnát P. Laparoscopic versus open hernia repair in patients with incarcerated inguinal hernia. Rozhl Chir. 2021 Fall;100(9):440-444. English. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2021.100.9.440-444. PMID: 34649453.
https://perspinsurg.com/rvch/article/view/636
Reviewed By:
Maxwell J. Nanes, DO (Emergency department)
Dr Nanes received a doctorate from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There he trained at Froedtert Hospital and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in the practice of adult and pediatric emergency medicine. He was a chief resident and received numerous awards for teaching excellence during his time there. | | After residency he took a job at a community hospital where he and his colleagues worked through the toughest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Aiko Yoshioka, MD (Gastroenterology)
Dr. Yoshioka graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine. He worked as a gastroenterologist at Saiseikai Niigata Hospital and Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital before serving as the Deputy Chief of Gastroenterology at Tsubame Rosai Hospital and Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital. Dr. Yoshioka joined Saitama Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital as Chief of Gastroenterology in April 2018.
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