The inguinal canal is a passage in the anterior abdominal wall on each side of the body (one on each side of the midline), which in males, convey the spermatic...

An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or...

to the pelvis. It forms the medial part of the posterior wall of the inguinal canal. The conjoint tendon is formed from the lower part of the common aponeurosis...

kidney, to the inguinal ring In the inguinal canal Ectopic, having "wandered" from the path of descent, usually outside the inguinal canal and sometimes...

iliac spine. It forms the base of the inguinal canal through which an indirect inguinal hernia may develop. The inguinal ligament runs from the anterior superior...

abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube called the inguinal canal in the groin region. There are two different clusters of hernia: groin...

transversus muscles Inguinal hernia, a protrusion of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal Direct inguinal hernia, a type of inguinal hernia with...

repair of the inguinal canal is described as a herniotomy. When herniotomy is combined with a reinforced repair of the posterior inguinal canal wall with...

assess the mass on the veins within the spermatic cord. Palpate the inguinal canals to assess for hernias or abnormal tenderness. Examination is repeated...

partially coiled tube which exits the abdominal cavity through the inguinal canal. Vas deferens is Latin, meaning "carrying-away vessel" while ductus...