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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan;95(1):e14-6.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2013.95.5.e14a.

Aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases)

R T Kochupapy  1 , G Ranganathan, S Dias, D Shanahan
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Aetiology of femoral hernias revisited: bilateral femoral hernia in a young male (two cases)

R T Kochupapy et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

Bilateral femoral hernias are less common in men than in women and rare in young adults. Only one case of a bilateral femoral hernia in a young man has been reported in the literature before. Three main theories have been postulated for femoral hernias. The theory that they are an acquired disease is the most accepted due to the common occurrence of such hernias in multiparous women but the theory lacks enough evidence. We report two cases in young men. Anatomical variations in the femoral canal could be the primary aetiological factor in these patients. A unilateral femoral hernia in young men with acquired aetiological factors requires a clinical examination of the opposite side.

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Right femoral hernia sac
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Plug mesh repair of left femoral hernia
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