Femoral hernia repair
A femoral hernia develops when tissue or part of the bowel pushes into the femoral canal (the channel through which large blood vessels travel in and out of the leg). A femoral hernia may appear as a lump in the groin in the inner upper part of the thigh and requires surgery (hernia repair) to prevent the hernia from strangulating.
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