Causes of Inguinal hernia
List of causes of Inguinal hernia
Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions
(see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Inguinal hernia)
that could possibly cause Inguinal hernia includes:
Inguinal hernia Causes: Book Excerpts
Inguinal hernia: Related Medical Conditions
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these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Inguinal hernia:
Inguinal hernia: Causes and Types
Causes of Broader Categories of Inguinal hernia: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:
Inguinal hernia as a complication of other conditions:
Other conditions that might have
Inguinal hernia as a complication may,
potentially, be an underlying cause of Inguinal hernia.
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Inguinal hernia as a complication of that condition:
Inguinal hernia as a symptom:
Conditions listing Inguinal hernia
as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Inguinal hernia.
Our database lists the following as having
Inguinal hernia as a symptom of that condition:
- +r(1) and +r(16)
- 1q proximal deletion
- 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 4
- 8p-Syndrome, partial
- Aarskog Syndrome
- Achondrogenesis
- Achondroplasia regional - dysplasia abdominal muscle
- ACPS III
- Acrocallosal Syndrome (Schinzel Type)
- Acrocephalopolydactyly - Cardiac Disease - Ear, Skin and Lower Limb Defects
- Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type III
- Acrofacial dysostosis Catania form
- Alport Syndrome
- Amyloidosis, familial cutaneous
- Aniridia - absent patella
- Anophthalmia - megalocornea - cardiopathy - skeletal anomalies
- Arterial tortuosity syndrome
- Arthrogryposis - ophthalmoplegia - retinopathy
- Arthrogryposis multiplex with deafness, inguinal hernias, and early death
- Blepharophimosis telecanthus microstomia
- Bosma-Henkin-Christiansen syndrome
- Bruck syndrome, 2
- Carbamazepine - Teratogenic Agent
- Chitty Hall Baraitser syndrome
- Chromosome 1, deletion q21 q25
- Chromosome 1, Partial Trisomy
- Chromosome 11q duplication syndrome
- Chromosome 12p deletion
- Chromosome 12p deletion syndrome
- Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome
- Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome
- Chromosome 15q, trisomy
- Chromosome 17, deletion 17q23 q24
- Chromosome 17p, partial duplication
- Chromosome 2 trisomy syndrome
- Chromosome 20p, partial duplication
- Chromosome 21q deletion syndrome
- Chromosome 22q duplication syndrome
- Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p25
- Chromosome 4, trisomy 4q
- Chromosome 4q duplication syndrome
- Chromosome 5q deletion syndrome
- Chromosome 6, monosomy 6q
- Chromosome 6p deletion syndrome
- Chromosome 6q deletion syndrome
- Chromosome 8, monosomy 8p
- Chromosome 8, Monosomy 8p2
- Chromosome 8, Monosomy 8p21-pter
- Chromosome 8, monosomy 8q
- Chromosome 8p deletion syndrome
- Chromosome 8p duplication syndrome
- Chromosome 8p inverted duplication syndrome
- Chromosome 9, monosomy 9p
- Collins-Pope syndrome
- Complete Trisomy 18 syndrome
- Cutis Laxa, Autosomal Dominant
- Davis-Lafer syndrome
- Deafness - epiphyseal dysplasia - short stature
- Del (2) (q37.3-qter) and dup (11) (q23.3-qter)
- Del (2) (q37.3-qter) and dup (8) (q24.3-qter))
- Del (3) (q21.3-q22.3)
- Del (4) (pter-p16) and dup (12p)
- Del(1) (23-q25)
- Deletion 6q
- Deletion 8p
- Deletion 8q
- Dermatocardioskeletal syndrome, Boronne type
- Diaphanospondylodysostosis
- Dup (3) (p22-p14)
- Dup(1) (p32-p21.2)
- Duplication 13
- Duplication 18
- Dursun Syndrome
- Echinacea - Teratogenic Agent
- Ectodermal dysplasia, sensorineural hearing loss, and distinctive facial features
- Edward Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IX
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, 6B
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Beasley Cohen type
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular form
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, kyphoscoliosis type
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, VIIB
- Elliott-Ludman-Teebi syndrome
- Emanuel syndrome
- Exstrophy of the bladder
- Facioskeletalgenital syndrome, Rippberger type
- Faciothoracogenital syndrome
- Femoral facial syndrome
- Fenfluramine - Teratogenic Agent
- Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome
- Focal dermal hypoplasia
- Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome
- Furlong-Kurczynski-Hennessy syndrome
- Gangliosidosis generalized GM1, type 1
- GM1 gangliosidosis
- Grix-Blankenship-Peterson syndrome
- Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome
- Hermaphroditism
- Herrmann Opitz arthrogryposis syndrome
- Homocystinuria
- Homocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency
- Hydrocephaly low insertion umbilicus
- Kniest dysplasia
- Krieble Bixler syndrome
- Lambert syndrome
- Lenz Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism
- Lindstrom syndrome
- Loratadine - Teratogenic Agent
- Lowry-Maclean syndrome
- Marfanoid syndrome, da Silva type
- Mental retardation, Wolff type
- Mental retardation, X-linked, Armfield type
- Microspherophakia with hernia
- Montefiore syndrome
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- mild form
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type 7 Sly syndrome
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler/Scheie syndrome
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Scheie syndrome
- Mullerian derivatives, persistent
- Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I
- Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1A
- Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1B
- Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2
- Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2A
- Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 4
- Osteogenesis imperfecta, type IIB
- Oto-facio-osseous-gonadal syndrome
- Palmer-Pagon syndrome
- Partial Trisomy 18 Syndrome
- Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS)
- Phentermine - Teratogenic Agent
- Polydactyly - myopia syndrome
- Rubella congenital syndrome
- Rudiger syndrome
- Rüdiger syndrome 2
- Sakati syndrome
- SCARF syndrome
- Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome
- SHORT Syndrome
- Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome
- Subaortic stenosis - short stature syndrome
- Supraumbilical midabdominal raphe and facial cavernous hemangiomas
- Trigonocephaly - bifid nose - acral anomalies
- Trisomy 13 mosaicism
- Trisomy 18 mosaicism
- Trisomy 18 Syndrome
- Velocardiofacial syndrome
- Weaver Syndrome
What causes Inguinal hernia?
Causes: Inguinal hernia:
Obesity, pregnancy, heavy lifting, and straining to pass stool
can cause the intestine to push against the inguinal canal.
(Source: excerpt from Inguinal Hernia: NIDDK)
Related information on causes of Inguinal hernia:
As with all medical conditions,
there may be many causal factors.
Further relevant information on causes of Inguinal hernia may be found in:
Causes of Inguinal hernia: Online Medical Books
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Inguinal hernia:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
An inguinal hernia may be indirect or direct. An indirect inguinal hernia, the more common form, results from weakness in the fascial margin of the internal inguinal ring. In an indirect hernia, abdominal viscera leave the abdomen through the inguinal ring and follow the spermatic cord (in males) or round ligament (in females); they emerge at the external ring and extend down the inguinal canal, commonly into the scrotum or labia. An indirect inguinal hernia may develop at any age, is more common in males, and is especially prevalent in infants younger than age 1. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, about 5 out of 100 children have inguinal hernias.
A direct inguinal hernia results from a weakness in the fascial floor of the inguinal canal. Instead of entering the canal through the internal ring, the hernia passes through the posterior inguinal wall, protrudes directly through the transverse fascia of the canal (in an area known as Hesselbach’s triangle), and comes out at the external ring.
In males, during the seventh month of gestation, the testicle normally descends into the scrotum, preceded by the peritoneal sac. If the sac closes improperly, it leaves an opening through which the intestine can slip. In either sex, a hernia can result from weak abdominal muscles (caused by congenital malformation, trauma, or aging) or increased intra-abdominal pressure (due to heavy lifting, pregnancy, obesity, or straining).
About 10% of people develop some type of hernia during their lifetime, and more than 500,000 hernia operations are performed in the United States each year. Hernias are seven times more common in males than in females.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Inguinal hernia:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
In males, during the 7th month of gestation, the testes normally descend into the scrotum, preceded by the peritoneal sac. If the sac closes improperly, it leaves an opening through which the intestine can slip. In either sex, a hernia can result from weak abdominal muscles or increased intra-abdominal pressure. An inguinal hernia may be indirect or direct.
Indirect inguinal hernia
An indirect inguinal hernia, the more common hernia, results from weakness in the fascial margin of the internal inguinal ring. This type of hernia enters the inguinal canal through the internal inguinal ring and emerges through the external inguinal ring. The hernia extends down the inguinal canal into the scrotum or labia.
An indirect inguinal hernia may develop at any age, is three times more common in males, and is especially prevalent in infants younger than age 1.
Direct inguinal hernia
A direct inguinal hernia results from a weakness in the fascial floor of the inguinal canal. Portions of the bowel or omentum protrude through the floor of the inguinal canal to emerge through the external ring extending above the inguinal ligament. Instead of entering the canal through the internal ring, the hernia passes through the posterior inguinal wall, protrudes directly through the fascia transversalis of the canal (in an area known as Hesselbach’s triangle), and comes out at the external ring.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Inguinal Hernia:
Inguinal Hernia - risk factors
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Prematurity
- Urologic conditions: Cryptorchidism, hypospadia, epispadia, bladder exstrophy
- Abdominal wall defects: Gastroschisis, omphalocele
Conditions that increase intra-abdominal pressure: Ascites, peritoneal dialysis, ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- Meconium peritonitis
- Cystic fibrosis
- Congenital dislocation of the hip
- Connective tissue disease: Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Family history
Inguinal Hernia - pathophysiology
- In boys, during the seventh month of gestation, the testes begin their descent from the peritoneal cavity, where they developed, through the inguinal canal and down into the scrotum.
- Between the 7th and 9th months of gestation, the testes reach the scrotum, at which point the processus vaginalis—an outpouching of the peritoneum attached to the testes—begins to obliterate spontaneously, leaving a small potential space adjacent to the testes, called tunica vaginalis.
- In girls, although the ovaries do not leave the abdomen, the round ligament (part of the gubernaculum) travels through the inguinal ring into labium majus. When the processus vaginalis remains open, it is called the canal of Nuck.
- Incomplete obliteration of the processus vaginalis leaves a sac of peritoneum extending all the way from the internal inguinal ring to the scrotum or labium majus, from which an inguinal hernia may develop.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
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