Question 70 · LEK · Introduction
Indicate the true statement concerning the incidence of hernias:
- A. the most common are indirect inguinal hernias; less common are direct inguinal hernias, and the least frequent are femoral hernias; inguinal hernias occur more frequently in females.
- B. the most common are indirect inguinal hernias; less common are direct inguinal hernias, and the least frequent are femoral hernias; inguinal hernias occur more frequently in males.
- C. the most common are indirect inguinal hernias; less common are direct inguinal hernias, and the least frequent are femoral hernias; inguinal hernias occur in females and males with similar frequencies.
- D. the most common are direct inguinal hernias; less common are indirect inguinal hernias, and the least frequent are femoral hernias; inguinal hernias occur more 24 z 117 29.06.2026, 14:15 Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych https://test.cem.edu.pl/pytcem/wyswietl_baza_pdf.php frequently in males.
- E. the most common are femoral hernias; less common are direct inguinal hernias, and the least frequent are indirect inguinal hernias; inguinal hernias occur more frequently in females.
Hint
Recall which inguinal hernia type has a congenital basis (patent processus vaginalis) and in which sex the inguinal canal is more developed.
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