Guide To The Causes, Risk Factors, And Complications Of An Inguinal Hernia

A hernia is an abnormal protrusion of an organ through a muscle or connective tissues that produces a bulge. An inguinal hernia happens when a portion of an individual's intestine bulges through a vulnerable location of the abdominal wall at the inguinal canal, which is a passageway near the groin that goes through the abdominal wall. There are two different kinds of inguinal hernias. An indirect inguinal hernia happens when the internal inguinal canal opening remains open when it should have closed around the time of the individual's birth. This dysfunction gives the intestine a spot to bulge through the inguinal canal.