2. History (elective presentation)
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Local Symptoms
– Swelling
– Discomfort
Ask about PPT factors
– Chronic constipation
– Cough
– Straining with micturation
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Rectus sheath (posterior layer)
Arcuate line
Inferior epigastric vessels
Tra nsversaIis fascia
(cut away)
Rectus abdominis muscle
- - - - - Anterior superior
iliac spine
Linea alba ---
Inguinal (HesselbachOs)
triangle
Deep in guin a I ring
Testicular vessels and
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Femoral ring (dilated)
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Obturator-pubic arterial
anastomosis
Ductus (v as) defe rens
Pectin eaI Ii game nt
(Coo per)
Pubic symphysis Obturator artery
Lacunar ligament (Gimbemat)
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Standing position
Exposure (nipple t
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knee)
Inspection
– Site
Right or left
Above or below groin
cease
Reaches the scrotum
or not
– Size
– Shape
7. Standing position
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Palpation from front
– Scrotal neck test
technique
Inguinal, scrotal, inguinosrotal
– Superficial ring test
Technique
Direct, indirect inguinal
9. Standing position
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Palpation from side
– Stand at the same side of the hernia
– Findings
Site
Size
shape
Temperature
Tenderness
Composition
Reducibility
Expansile impulse with cough
10. Standing position
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Expansile impulse with cough
– Technique
– The swelling should become tense and expand
with cough not moves up and down only
It is diagnostic for hernia but can be absent
in complicated ones.
12. Standing position
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Pubic tubercle test (refers to site of reduction
of the hernia not the position of the whole
hernia)
– Above and medial
– Above and lateral
– Below and medial
– Below and latera
13. Standing and supine position
Reducibility
– Can be tried on standing position, if failed, repeat in
supine position
– Technique
– Finding
Reducible, irreducible
Direction of reduction
Difficulty in reduction
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14. Standing and supine position
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Deep ring test
– Only if the hernia is reducible
– Technique
– Findings
Indirect, direct inguinal hernia
– Why false results?
16. Standing and supine position
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Three finger test (Zieman’s technique)
technique
Findings
Indirect,
direct,
femoral hernia
17. Standing or supine position
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Percussion
– Intestinal or omental contents
Auscultation
– Peristalsis.
18. DO NOT FORGET
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To examine the contra-lateral side of the
hernia,
To examine the scrotum,
To examine the abdomen.
19. Examine the abdomen
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For any cause can elevate the intra-
abdominal pressure
– Ascites
– Enlarged prostate
– Intestinal obstruction
– Pregnancy
Scar of previous operation
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Indirect inguinal hernia Direct inguinal hernia
Elderly
Via transversalis fascia (hasselbach’s
triangle)
Weak abdominal wall/muscle
Bilateral in > ½ case
Does not enter scrotum (incomplete)
Reduced on lying down (automatically)
Broad neck
Impulse on middle finger
Bulge out
Any age but common in young
Via deep inguinal ring and long the
inguinal canal
Patent or reopen processus vaginalis
Unilateral in 2/3 case (right side more
common)
Enter scrotum (complete)
Reduced by patient/doctor (manually)
Narrow neck- more liable to strangulate
Zieman technique- impulse on index
finger
Deep ring occlusion test- control
Little finger invagination test- impulse on
finger tip
Impulse on pulp
23. Some definitions
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Strangulated
Incarceration ?
Richter’s hernia?
Maydl’s hernia?
Sliding hernia?
Pantaloon hernia?
24. Types of indirect inguinal hernia
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Incomplete;
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–
Bubonocele—limited within the inguinal canal
Funicular—limited just above the epididymis
Complete;
– traverses to the bottom of the scrotum
25. Diagnosis
Right, Left,
Site (inguinal, femoral),
Direct or indirect,
Complete or incomplete,
Hernia,
Content (omentum or bowel),
Uncomplicated (Reducible) or complicated
(irreducible, obstructed, stranguU
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PPT factors.