External hernias

External hernias . Inguinal hernia makes up 75% of all abdominal hernias (including oblique -60%, straight-15%), femoral-3%, umbilical-9%, epigastric-3%, postoperative 9%, rare-1%.

Symptoms, course. A characteristic symptom of any external hernia is the protrusion of the abdominal wall, which occurs when the patient is physically stressed or upright. When the patient takes a horizontal position with a hernia, hernial protrusion usually spontaneously enters the abdominal cavity. With physical exertion, pain can occur in the area of ​​protrusion. With an unrecoverable hernia, constipation is possible, with a sliding one, a -disuric phenomena (usually as a two-stage act of urination, which is typical of the diverticula of the bladder). Palpation of the abdominal wall allows you to determine the hernial gates with a positive symptom of a cough thrust.