Abdominal mass

Question 1

`where do the different abdominal hernias appear

Answer 1

Inguinal - 75%

• Direct
  
  • superior and medial to pubic tubercle
• Indirect

Question 2

Describe the approach to treating inguinal hernias

Answer 2

Watch and wait if

• small, asymptomatic inguinal hernia

Surgery if large or sympthomatic

• Open mesh repair (lower rates of recurrence than non-mesh)