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The groin lump that will not go back

  1. ED
  2. Consult
  3. Investigations
  4. Pre-Op
  5. OR
  6. Ward
  7. Debrief

Emergency Department

He has had a reducible right groin bulge for two years. Since this morning it is out, exquisitely tender, and will not go back. He vomited once in the waiting room. HR 96, BP 138/84, afebrile.

Open in 3D: the abdominal wall and inguinal canal

What turns a two-year lump into tonight's emergency?

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