Finally before presenting the case, determine whether the hernia is:
- Inguinal/femoral
- If inguinal, direct/indirect
- Complete/incomplete
- Determine the content—Intestine/omentum
• Soft and resonant—Intestine
• Firm, rubbery and dull—Omentum - Complicated/uncomplicated
• Irreducibility, obstruction, strangulation, incarceration and inflammation