The external oblique muscle is then closed over the spermatic cord, preserving the obliquity of the inguinal canal. In the repair of a hernia just described, tissue deficiency is seldom observed ...

Inguinal hernia is the most common type of groin ... inguinal canal on either side carrying testicular vessels and spermatic cord structures from abdomen to testes in males. this area is the ...

We hope you'll never need to know this—but in case symptoms of a hernia ever creep up, a Cleveland Clinic surgeon reveals when to act.