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Femoral Hernia

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A femoral hernia is a protrusion of a peritoneal sac, covered with extraperitoneal fat, into the femoral sheath. The most common femoral hernia enters the femoral canal, which is that “space” in the sheath medial to the femoral vessels as they proceed from the abdomen into the thigh. A femoral hernial sac may contain all or part of an abdominal viscus, including the ureter [1].

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O’Dwyer, P.J. (2013). Femoral Hernia. In: Kingsnorth, A., LeBlanc, K. (eds) Management of Abdominal Hernias. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-877-3_17

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