An inguinal hernia is a protrusion of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms are present in about 66% of affected people.InguinalherniaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMedicalconditionInguinalherniaDiagramofanindirect,scrotalinguinalhernia(medianviewfromtheleft).Pronunciation/ˈɪŋɡwɪnəlˈhɜːrniə/SpecialtyGeneralsurgerySymptomsPain,bulginginthegroin[1]ComplicationsStrangulation[1]Usualonset<1yearold,>50yearsold[2]RiskfactorsFamilyhistory,smoking,chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease,obesity,pregnancy,peritonealdialysis,collagenvasculardisease,connectivetissuedisease,previousopenappendectomy[1][2][3]DiagnosticmethodBasedonsymptoms,medicalimaging[1]TreatmentConservative,surgery[1]Frequency27%(males),3%(females)[1]Deaths59,800(2015)[4]Aninguinalherniaisaprotrusionofabdominal-cavitycontentsthroughtheinguinalcanal.[1]Symptomsarepresentinabout66%ofaffectedpeople.[1]Thismayincludepainordiscomfortespeciallywithcoughing,exercise,orbowelmovements.[1]Oftenitgetsworsethroughoutthedayandimproveswhenlyingdown.[1]Abulgingareamayoccurthatbecomeslargerwhenbearingdown.[1]Inguinalherniasoccurmoreoftenontherightthanleftside.[1]Themainconcernisstrangulation,wherethebloodsupplytopartoftheintestineisblocked.[1]Thisusuallyproducesseverepainandtendernessofthearea.[1]Riskfactorsforthedevelopmentofaherniainclude:smoking,chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease,obesity,pregnancy,peritonealdialysis,collagenvasculardisease,andpreviousopenappendectomy,amongothers.[1][2]Predispositiontoherniasisgenetic[5]andtheyoccurmoreoftenincertainfamilies.[6][7][8][1]Deleteriousmutationscausingpredispositiontoherniasseemtohavedominantinheritance(especiallyformen).Itisunclearifinguinalherniasareassociatedwithheavylifting.[1]Herniascanoftenbediagnosedbasedonsignsandsymptoms.[1]Occasionallymedicalimagingisusedtoconfirmthediagnosisorruleoutotherpossiblecauses.[1]Groinherniasthatdonotcausesymptomsinmalesdonotneedtoberepaired.[1]Repair,however,isgenerallyrecommendedinfemalesdu