Inguinal hernia
id:
inguinal-hernia-162-7239860
title:
Inguinal hernia
text:
An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or discomfort especially with or following coughing, exercise, or bowel movements, are absent in about a third of patients. Symptoms often get worse throughout the day and improve when lying down. A bulging area may occur that becomes larger when bearing down. Inguinal hernias occur more often on the right than left side. The main concern is strang
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Protrusion of abdominal contents through the inguinal canal in the pelvis
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguinal_hernia
date created:
2004-08-13T22:54:43Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T18:11:08Z
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13
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