<prompt> Which is true about indirect inguinal hernia -It travels through both superficial and deep ingunal ringIt travels through deep ingunal ring onlyIt travels through superficial inguinal ring onlyIt occurs through Hesselbachs triangle  <response>: Ans. is a i.e., It travels through both superficial and deep ingunal ring Important points about Indirect Inguinal herniao In Indirect inguinal hernia the contents of the abdomen enter the deep inguinal ring and traverse the whole length of the inguinal canal to come out through the superficial inguinal ring.o It is the most common of all forms of hernia.o It is most common in the young cf. a direct hernia is most common in the oldo More common in males 20 timeso It is more common on the right sideo It is bilateral in 12 of cases.o Indirect inguinal hernia usually occurs when there is a partially or completely patent processus vaginalis although multiple other factors are responsible for formation of indirect inguinal hernia, patent processus vaginalis seems to be the prime factorSurgery is the treatment of choice 