Chapter 11 - Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)»Hernia (K40-K46)»Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent (K40.90)
K40.90
Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Hernia, Inguinal59 drugs (49 approved, 10 experimental)
An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the GROIN region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the ABDOMINAL WALL (transversalis fascia) in Hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults.