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Intraperitoneal inspection.. *: The inguinal ligament; L: Left; R: Right; 1: Medial inguinal hernia; 2: Left prevascular femoral hernia; 4: Right prevascular femoral hernia; 6: Lateral inguinal hernia
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During intraperitoneal inspection, the following hernias were observed: a left medial inguinal, a right lateral inguinal and bilateral prevascular femoral hernias (Fig. 1).
The extraperitoneal inspection of the left groin.. *: The inguinal ligament; L: Left; 1: Medial inguinal hernia; 2: Left prevascular femoral hernia; 3: Left femoral hernia; 6: Lateral inguinal hernia; 8: The inferior epigastric vessels; 9: The femoral vessels
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During extraperitoneal dissection, bilateral femoral hernias were also found (six hernias in total) (Fig. 2, Fig. 3).