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Swelling of inguinal region

MedGen UID:
635132
•Concept ID:
C0476313
•
Finding
Synonyms: Groin swelling; Swollen groin
SNOMED CT: Swelling of inguinal region (274743004); Swollen groin (274743004); Groin swelling (274743004)
 
HPO: HP:6000913

Definition

Bulging in the area of the lower abdomen, just above the thigh and near the groin. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSwelling of inguinal region

Professional guidelines

PubMed

International guidelines for groin hernia management.
HerniaSurge Group
Hernia 2018 Feb;22(1):1-165. Epub 2018 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1668-x. PMID: 29330835Free PMC Article
Diagnosis directs treatment in fungal infections of the skin.
Panthagani AP, Tidman MJ
Practitioner 2015 Oct;259(1786):25-9, 3. PMID: 26738249
Diagnosis and treatment of the acute scrotum.
Galejs LE
Am Fam Physician 1999 Feb 15;59(4):817-24. PMID: 10068706

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Predictors for hemorrhagic transformation and cerebral edema in stroke patients with first-pass complete recanalization.
Cappellari M, Pracucci G, Saia V, Sallustio F, Casetta I, Fainardi E, Capasso F, Nencini P, Vallone S, Bigliardi G, Saletti A, De Vito A, Ruggiero M, Longoni M, Semeraro V, Boero G, Silvagni U, Stancati F, Lafe E, Mazzacane F, Bracco S, Tassi R, Comelli S, Melis M, Romano D, Napoletano R, Menozzi R, Scoditti U, Chiumarulo L, Petruzzellis M, Vinci SL, Ferraù L, Taglialatela F, Zini A, Sanna A, Tassinari T, Iacobucci M, Nicolini E, Bergui M, Cerrato P, Giorgianni A, Princiotta Cariddi L, Amistà P, Russo M, Gallesio I, Sepe F, Comai A, Franchini E, Filauri P, Orlandi B, Besana M, Giossi A, Lazzarotti GA, Orlandi G, Castellano D, Naldi A, Plebani M, Zivelonghi C, Invernizzi P, Mangiafico S, Toni D
Int J Stroke 2023 Dec;18(10):1238-1246. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1177/17474930231185690. PMID: 37337362
Mesh versus non-mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair.
Lockhart K, Dunn D, Teo S, Ng JY, Dhillon M, Teo E, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Sep 13;9(9):CD011517. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011517.pub2. PMID: 30209805Free PMC Article
International guidelines for groin hernia management.
HerniaSurge Group
Hernia 2018 Feb;22(1):1-165. Epub 2018 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1668-x. PMID: 29330835Free PMC Article
Tuberculosis of the calcaneus in children.
Agarwal A, Kant KS, Suri T, Gupta N, Verma I, Shaharyar A
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2015 Apr;23(1):84-9. doi: 10.1177/230949901502300120. PMID: 25920652
Cryptorchidism.
Hutson JM, Balic A, Nation T, Southwell B
Semin Pediatr Surg 2010 Aug;19(3):215-24. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2010.04.001. PMID: 20610195

Diagnosis

Findings from a survey about hidradenitis suppurativa in the Netherlands.
Br J Dermatol 2022 May;186(5):e200-e219. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21253. PMID: 35501937
Ovarian inguinal hernia.
Prodromidou A, Machairas N, Garoufalia Z, Kostakis ID, Kyriakidis AV, Spartalis E, Sotiropoulos GC
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2020 Feb;102(2):75-83. Epub 2019 Nov 7 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0137. PMID: 31696731Free PMC Article
International guidelines for groin hernia management.
HerniaSurge Group
Hernia 2018 Feb;22(1):1-165. Epub 2018 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1668-x. PMID: 29330835Free PMC Article
Emergency Thoracic US: The Essentials.
Wongwaisayawan S, Suwannanon R, Sawatmongkorngul S, Kaewlai R
Radiographics 2016 May-Jun;36(3):640-59. Epub 2016 Apr 1 doi: 10.1148/rg.2016150064. PMID: 27035835
Complications of Neurosurgery.
Fugate JE
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Oct;21(5 Neurocritical Care):1425-44. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000227. PMID: 26426239

Therapy

Lymphedema: Common Side Effect.
Mahon SM, Carr E
Clin J Oncol Nurs 2021 Dec 1;25(6):29. doi: 10.1188/21.CJON.S2.29. PMID: 34800126
Comparison of the Inguinal and High Scrotal Approaches for the Treatment of Inguinal Hernias in Boys.
Tanimola AG, Talabi AO, Sowande OA, Adejuyigbe O
Ethiop J Health Sci 2021 Jul;31(4):771-778. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v31i4.11. PMID: 34703176Free PMC Article
Mesh versus non-mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair.
Lockhart K, Dunn D, Teo S, Ng JY, Dhillon M, Teo E, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Sep 13;9(9):CD011517. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011517.pub2. PMID: 30209805Free PMC Article
Complications of Neurosurgery.
Fugate JE
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Oct;21(5 Neurocritical Care):1425-44. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000227. PMID: 26426239
Baboon syndrome and toxic erythema of chemotherapy: Fold (intertriginous) dermatoses.
Wolf R, Tüzün Y
Clin Dermatol 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):462-5. Epub 2015 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.04.008. PMID: 26051062

Prognosis

Predictors for hemorrhagic transformation and cerebral edema in stroke patients with first-pass complete recanalization.
Cappellari M, Pracucci G, Saia V, Sallustio F, Casetta I, Fainardi E, Capasso F, Nencini P, Vallone S, Bigliardi G, Saletti A, De Vito A, Ruggiero M, Longoni M, Semeraro V, Boero G, Silvagni U, Stancati F, Lafe E, Mazzacane F, Bracco S, Tassi R, Comelli S, Melis M, Romano D, Napoletano R, Menozzi R, Scoditti U, Chiumarulo L, Petruzzellis M, Vinci SL, Ferraù L, Taglialatela F, Zini A, Sanna A, Tassinari T, Iacobucci M, Nicolini E, Bergui M, Cerrato P, Giorgianni A, Princiotta Cariddi L, Amistà P, Russo M, Gallesio I, Sepe F, Comai A, Franchini E, Filauri P, Orlandi B, Besana M, Giossi A, Lazzarotti GA, Orlandi G, Castellano D, Naldi A, Plebani M, Zivelonghi C, Invernizzi P, Mangiafico S, Toni D
Int J Stroke 2023 Dec;18(10):1238-1246. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1177/17474930231185690. PMID: 37337362
Urological Evidence of Tick Bites in Children.
Shields LBE, Peppas DS, Rosenberg E
Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Aug 1;37(8):e485-e487. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001933. PMID: 31868786
Baboon syndrome and toxic erythema of chemotherapy: Fold (intertriginous) dermatoses.
Wolf R, Tüzün Y
Clin Dermatol 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):462-5. Epub 2015 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.04.008. PMID: 26051062
Tuberculosis of the calcaneus in children.
Agarwal A, Kant KS, Suri T, Gupta N, Verma I, Shaharyar A
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2015 Apr;23(1):84-9. doi: 10.1177/230949901502300120. PMID: 25920652
Cryptorchidism.
Hutson JM, Balic A, Nation T, Southwell B
Semin Pediatr Surg 2010 Aug;19(3):215-24. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2010.04.001. PMID: 20610195

Clinical prediction guides

Predictors for hemorrhagic transformation and cerebral edema in stroke patients with first-pass complete recanalization.
Cappellari M, Pracucci G, Saia V, Sallustio F, Casetta I, Fainardi E, Capasso F, Nencini P, Vallone S, Bigliardi G, Saletti A, De Vito A, Ruggiero M, Longoni M, Semeraro V, Boero G, Silvagni U, Stancati F, Lafe E, Mazzacane F, Bracco S, Tassi R, Comelli S, Melis M, Romano D, Napoletano R, Menozzi R, Scoditti U, Chiumarulo L, Petruzzellis M, Vinci SL, Ferraù L, Taglialatela F, Zini A, Sanna A, Tassinari T, Iacobucci M, Nicolini E, Bergui M, Cerrato P, Giorgianni A, Princiotta Cariddi L, Amistà P, Russo M, Gallesio I, Sepe F, Comai A, Franchini E, Filauri P, Orlandi B, Besana M, Giossi A, Lazzarotti GA, Orlandi G, Castellano D, Naldi A, Plebani M, Zivelonghi C, Invernizzi P, Mangiafico S, Toni D
Int J Stroke 2023 Dec;18(10):1238-1246. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1177/17474930231185690. PMID: 37337362
Cerebrospinal fluid volume improves prediction of malignant edema after endovascular treatment of stroke.
Kauw F, Bernsen MLE, Dankbaar JW, de Jong HW, Kappelle LJ, Velthuis BK, van der Worp HB, van der Lugt A, Roos YB, Yo LS, van Walderveen MA, Hofmeijer J, Bennink E
Int J Stroke 2023 Feb;18(2):187-192. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1177/17474930221094693. PMID: 35373655Free PMC Article
Ovarian inguinal hernia.
Prodromidou A, Machairas N, Garoufalia Z, Kostakis ID, Kyriakidis AV, Spartalis E, Sotiropoulos GC
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2020 Feb;102(2):75-83. Epub 2019 Nov 7 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0137. PMID: 31696731Free PMC Article
International guidelines for groin hernia management.
HerniaSurge Group
Hernia 2018 Feb;22(1):1-165. Epub 2018 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1668-x. PMID: 29330835Free PMC Article
Cryptorchidism.
Hutson JM, Balic A, Nation T, Southwell B
Semin Pediatr Surg 2010 Aug;19(3):215-24. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2010.04.001. PMID: 20610195

Recent systematic reviews

Evaluating the complications of adult groin hernia where there is no hernia registry: a systematic review of Nigerian literature.
Oyewale S, Ariwoola A
Hernia 2024 Apr;28(2):367-375. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s10029-023-02938-1. PMID: 38165536
Prevalence of asymptomatic radiological findings in the groin region: a systematic review.
Massa J, Vanstraelen F, Bogaerts S, Peers K
Phys Sportsmed 2020 Nov;48(4):378-384. Epub 2020 Mar 26 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2020.1746209. PMID: 32213080
Ovarian inguinal hernia.
Prodromidou A, Machairas N, Garoufalia Z, Kostakis ID, Kyriakidis AV, Spartalis E, Sotiropoulos GC
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2020 Feb;102(2):75-83. Epub 2019 Nov 7 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0137. PMID: 31696731Free PMC Article
Mesh versus non-mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair.
Lockhart K, Dunn D, Teo S, Ng JY, Dhillon M, Teo E, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Sep 13;9(9):CD011517. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011517.pub2. PMID: 30209805Free PMC Article
Lymphedema in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic review of published literature.
Micieli R, Alavi A
Int J Dermatol 2018 Dec;57(12):1471-1480. Epub 2018 Aug 13 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14173. PMID: 30105858

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