title: [Femoral hernia: anatomical basis for its predominant occurrence on the right side].
abstract: The possible relationship between the greater incidence of femoral hernia on the right side of the human body and anatomic differences between the right and left femoral ring were studied. The morphology and the transverse diameter of the femoral rings on both sides of 38 adult, formolized corpses were compared. There was no difference between the two sides.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Henriques
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Hérnia femoral: bases anatômicas para sua maior incidência à direita.