What are the different types of hernia?
Inguinal Hernia
There are of two types of inguinal hernia, direct and indirect. For patients this distinction is irrelevant as the same operation fixes both types.
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Umbilical Hernia
The umbilical hernia defect (hole) is often very small and so the hernia is not always reducible (able to push back in).
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Incisional Hernia
An incisional hernia occurs in the scar following a previous operation. Incisional hernia occur for a number of reasons.
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Femoral Hernia
Femoral hernia is much more common in women than men. They can often be mistaken for enlarged lymph nodes or sometimes varicosities in varicose veins.
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Epigastric Hernia
Epigastric hernias arise because of a small hole between the recti muscles (often referred to as the "six pack" if you're lucky enough to have one!).
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Spigelian Hernia
A Spigelian hernia is a protrusion through a weakness between the muscle fibres of the abdominal wall.
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Sports Hernia
Sports Hernia is the term given to chronic groin pain usually associated with exercise but is not a ''true " hernia.
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