Inguinal Hernia In Women Diagram. The right indirect hernia is lateral or away from the middle of the patient. Inguinal hernias represent about 75 percent of abdominal wall hernias.
Cadaver image showing that a direct inguinal hernia typically emerges from the abdominal cavity in the region of or through the superficial inguinal ring whereas an indirect hernia passes through the deep inguinal ring. This would be the view from inside the right groin. The image below shows the anatomy of the inguinal region looking from the inside of the body outwards.
Usually fat or the small intestine can bulge through.
If a woman has an indirect inguinal hernia her internal inguinal ring is patent which is abnormal for females. But a small number of hernias can come back at some point after surgery. Blood or fluid building up in the space left by the hernia this usually gets better without treatment. A direct inguinal hernia is caused by a weakness in the posterior wall of the inguinal canal.