Femoral hernia history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]

The majority of patients with femoral hernia are asymptomatic. Most common symptom is swelling below the inguinal ligament. Emergent cases may present with signs of incarceration; abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting.

Patients with femoral hernia may have a positive history of:^[1][2]

• Swelling or lump in the groin or upper thigh

Common symptoms of femoral hernia include:^[1][2]

• Swelling in the upper thigh

Less common symptoms of femoral hernia include:^[1][2]

• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting

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