At surgery for a right inguinal hernia, a 72-year-old man is found to have a hernia sac that is not independent of the bowel wall. The cecum forms part of the wall of the sac (see Figure below). Such a hernia is properly referred to as which of the following?Hernia has entered internal inguinal ring. Note that one-fourth of the hernia is not related to the peritoneal sac.

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Vikas Bhardwaj
Medical Technologist, AIIMS New Delhi
Updated: Apr 17, 2026