Inguinoscrotal hernia
-examination
Dr.Velineni Bharath
Final year Post graduate
Dept. of general surgery
SRMMCH &RC
History (elective presentation)
University of Alexandria
 Local Symptoms
– Swelling
– Discomfort
 Ask about PPT factors
– Chronic constipation
– Cough
– Straining with micturation
History (emergency presentation)
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 Irreducible
 Obstructed
 Strangulated
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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
genital branch of
gen itofem oraI nerve
Inguinal falx
(conjoint tendon) ffr
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Femoral ring (dilated)
(circle)
Obturator-pubic arterial
anastomosis
Ductus (v as) defe rens
Pectin eaI Ii game nt
(Coo per)
Pubic symphysis Obturator artery
Lacunar ligament (Gimbemat)
University of Alexandria
University of
Alexandria
Standing position
 Exposure (nipple t
o
knee)
 Inspection
– Site
 Right or left
 Above or below groin
cease
 Reaches the scrotum
or not
– Size
– Shape
Standing position
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 Palpation from front
– Scrotal neck test
 technique
 Inguinal, scrotal, inguinosrotal
– Superficial ring test
 Technique
 Direct, indirect inguinal
Superficial ring test
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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
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.
Expansile impulse with cough
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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
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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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?
Standing and supine position
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Standing and supine position
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Three finger test (Zieman’s technique)





technique
Findings
Indirect,
direct,
femoral hernia
Standing or supine position
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 Percussion
– Intestinal or omental contents
 Auscultation
– Peristalsis.
DO NOT FORGET
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 To examine the contra-lateral side of the
hernia,
 To examine the scrotum,
 To examine the abdomen.
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
University of
Alexandria
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
Differential diagnosis
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 Femoral hernia
 Inguinal lymphadenopathy
 Saphena Varix
 Femoral aneurysm
 Lipoma
 Ectopic testis
 Psoas abscess
Differential diagnosis
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Some definitions
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 Strangulated
 Incarceration ?
 Richter’s hernia?
 Maydl’s hernia?
 Sliding hernia?
 Pantaloon hernia?
Types of indirect inguinal hernia
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 Incomplete;
–
–
Bubonocele—limited within the inguinal canal
Funicular—limited just above the epididymis
 Complete;
– traverses to the bottom of the scrotum
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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Inguinoscrotal hernia
examination
Thank You

PPT HERNIA

  • 1.
    Inguinoscrotal hernia -examination Dr.Velineni Bharath Finalyear Post graduate Dept. of general surgery SRMMCH &RC
  • 2.
    History (elective presentation) Universityof Alexandria  Local Symptoms – Swelling – Discomfort  Ask about PPT factors – Chronic constipation – Cough – Straining with micturation
  • 3.
    History (emergency presentation) Universityof Alexandria  Irreducible  Obstructed  Strangulated
  • 4.
    ln, guin. al Region D isse· c tiu n .. P o st, e,r i o r (In't, e,r n a l ) View· 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 genital branch of gen itofem oraI nerve Inguinal falx (conjoint tendon) ffr + " ;...+.J...iJ.1 Femoral ring (dilated) (circle) Obturator-pubic arterial anastomosis Ductus (v as) defe rens Pectin eaI Ii game nt (Coo per) Pubic symphysis Obturator artery Lacunar ligament (Gimbemat)
  • 5.
  • 6.
    University of Alexandria Standing position Exposure (nipple t o knee)  Inspection – Site  Right or left  Above or below groin cease  Reaches the scrotum or not – Size – Shape
  • 7.
    Standing position University ofAlexandria  Palpation from front – Scrotal neck test  technique  Inguinal, scrotal, inguinosrotal – Superficial ring test  Technique  Direct, indirect inguinal
  • 8.
  • 9.
    Standing position University ofAlexandria  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 University ofAlexandria  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.
  • 11.
    Expansile impulse withcough University of Alexandria
  • 12.
    Standing position University ofAlexandria  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 supineposition  Reducibility – Can be tried on standing position, if failed, repeat in supine position – Technique – Finding  Reducible, irreducible  Direction of reduction  Difficulty in reduction University of Alexandria
  • 14.
    Standing and supineposition University of Alexandria  Deep ring test – Only if the hernia is reducible – Technique – Findings  Indirect, direct inguinal hernia – Why false results?
  • 15.
    Standing and supineposition University of Alexandria
  • 16.
    Standing and supineposition University of Alexandria Three finger test (Zieman’s technique)      technique Findings Indirect, direct, femoral hernia
  • 17.
    Standing or supineposition University of Alexandria  Percussion – Intestinal or omental contents  Auscultation – Peristalsis.
  • 18.
    DO NOT FORGET Universityof Alexandria  To examine the contra-lateral side of the hernia,  To examine the scrotum,  To examine the abdomen.
  • 19.
    Examine the abdomen Universityof Alexandria  For any cause can elevate the intra- abdominal pressure – Ascites – Enlarged prostate – Intestinal obstruction – Pregnancy  Scar of previous operation
  • 20.
    University of Alexandria Indirect inguinalhernia 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
  • 21.
    Differential diagnosis University ofAlexandria  Femoral hernia  Inguinal lymphadenopathy  Saphena Varix  Femoral aneurysm  Lipoma  Ectopic testis  Psoas abscess
  • 22.
  • 23.
    Some definitions University ofAlexandria  Strangulated  Incarceration ?  Richter’s hernia?  Maydl’s hernia?  Sliding hernia?  Pantaloon hernia?
  • 24.
    Types of indirectinguinal hernia University of Alexandria  Incomplete; – – 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 ln ai v e tr es i t dyo )f ,  PPT factors.
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