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An ingrown nail grows into the flesh instead of over it and usually affects the toes, particularly the big toe. The site of an ingrown nail can be painful, tender, red, swollen, and can sometimes develop pus. Ingrown nails are most often caused by: Cutting the toenails too short or rounding the nail edges. Having...
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The inguinal canal is a natural passage or opening through the muscles of the abdominal (belly) wall. Before males are born, the testicles descend from the abdomen into the scrotum through the inguinal canal; in females, a ligament passes through the canal to the large folds of skin (labia) surrounding the vagina. The...
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Adults need to have inguinal hernia repair surgery in the following situations. Hernias that contain a loop of intestine without blood supply ( strangulated hernias ) require emergency surgery. Hernias that contain a trapped loop of intestine ( incarcerated hernias ) need to be repaired as soon as possible to avoid...