Inguinal hernia. Close-up of the groin of an 89-year-old female patient with a right inguinal hernia. A hernia occurs when an organ, such as a loop of

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Inguinal hernia. Close-up of the groin of an 89-year-old female patient with a right inguinal hernia. A hernia occurs when an organ, such as a loop of the intestine, protrudes from a weak area in the body wall. Here, the intestines are protruding through a weak area in the abdominal muscles and into the inguinal canal.

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