ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Hernias
DD52 — Femoral hernia

ICD-11 DD52 — Femoral hernia

A femoral hernia is a protrusion of a loop of the intestine through a weakened abdominal wall, located in the lower abdomen near the thigh.A hernia occurs when the contents of the abdomen (usually part of the small intestine) push through a weak point or tear the thin muscular wall of the abdomen, which holds the abdominal organs in place. Femoral hernias tend to occur more often in women than in men.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.