Hernia, Inguinal

"Hernia, Inguinal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the GROIN region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the ABDOMINAL WALL (transversalis fascia) in Hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults.

Descriptor ID	D006552
MeSH Number(s)	C23.300.707.374.875
Concept/Terms	Hernia, Inguinal Hernia, Inguinal Hernias, Inguinal Inguinal Hernias Inguinal Hernia Inguinal Hernia, Indirect Inguinal Hernia, Indirect Hernia, Indirect Inguinal Hernias, Indirect Inguinal Indirect Inguinal Hernia Indirect Inguinal Hernias Inguinal Hernias, Indirect Inguinal Hernia, Direct Inguinal Hernia, Direct Direct Inguinal Hernia Direct Inguinal Hernias Hernia, Direct Inguinal Hernias, Direct Inguinal Inguinal Hernias, Direct

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Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
Hernia [C23.300.707]
Hernia, Abdominal [C23.300.707.374]
Hernia, Inguinal [C23.300.707.374.875]

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Bar chart showing 27 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2008 and 2011 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2008	2	1	3
2010	1	1	2
2011	3	0	3
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	2	0	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	2	0	2
2022	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	1	3

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Pruitt LCC, Minneci PC. Commentary- Adolescent Inguinal Hernias: Too Late for Evidence-based Practice? J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Oct; 59(10):161588.

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Tsouknidas I, Perez S, Kunkel E, Tiko-Okoye C, Buckley ME, Gefen JY. Use of sugammadex in prevention of post-operative urinary retention in minimally invasive hernia surgery. Hernia. 2024 08; 28(4):1325-1330.

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Blakely ML, Krzyzaniak A, Dassinger MS, Pedroza C, Weitkamp JH, Gosain A, Cotten M, Hintz SR, Rice H, Courtney SE, Lally KP, Ambalavanan N, Bendel CM, Bui KCT, Calkins C, Chandler NM, Dasgupta R, Davis JM, Deans K, DeUgarte DA, Gander J, Jackson CA, Keszler M, Kling K, Fenton SJ, Fisher KA, Hartman T, Huang EY, Islam S, Koch F, Lainwala S, Lesher A, Lopez M, Misra M, Overbey J, Poindexter B, Russell R, Stylianos S, Tamura DY, Yoder BA, Lucas D, Shaul D, Ham PB, Fitzpatrick C, Calkins K, Garrison A, de la Cruz D, Abdessalam S, Kvasnovsky C, Segura BJ, Shilyansky J, Smith LM, Tyson JE. Effect of Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair on Serious Adverse Event Rates in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2024 03 26; 331(12):1035-1044.

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Gil LA, Asti L, Nishimura L, Banks AR, Woodard J, Islam S, Forrest CB, Acker SN, Berman L, Allukian M, Rymeski B, Greenberg S, Kelleher K, Minneci PC. Assessing Alternative Approaches for Wound Closure in a National Pediatric Learning Health System. J Surg Res. 2024 03; 295:783-790.

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Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan; 58(1):142-145.

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Durukan U, Agcaoglu O, Ozoran E, Karahan SN, Ozata I, Duzkoylu Y, Pasaoglu E, Aren A. The role of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases in the aetiology of inguinal and incisional hernias. Int Wound J. 2022 Oct; 19(6):1502-1508.

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Awad MA, Buzalewski J, Anderson C, Dove JT, Soloski A, Sharp NE, Protyniak B, Shabahang MM. Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair Outcomes: Operative Time and Cost Analysis. JSLS. 2020 Oct-Dec; 24(4).

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Mahan M, Vacharathit V, Falvo A, Dove J, Parker D, Gabrielsen J, Daouadi M, Shabahang M, Petrick A, Horsley R. Emergency department overutilization following cholecystectomy and inguinal hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2021 08; 35(8):4750-4755.

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Usmani F, Wijerathne S, Malik S, Yeo C, Rao J, Lomanto D. Effect of direct defect closure during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair ("TEP/TAPP plus" technique) on post-operative outcomes. Hernia. 2020 02; 24(1):167-171.

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Hirsch H, Nagatomo K, Gefen J. Mesh Fixation with Fibrin Sealant in Totally Extraperitoneal Hernia Repair. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Mar; 27(3):259-263.

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