An inguinal hernia may be diagnosed by a mass with a cough impulse in the inguinal region. Irreducibility may indicate incarceration. Local tenderness and warmth over an irreducible mass may indicate strangulation.
Formal examination of an inguinal hernia is dealt with in the submenu.
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