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Hernia surgery post prostatectomy

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Wondering about the correctness of calling an umbilical hernia "inguinal", as it doesn't pass through the inguinal canal. Could a physician comment on this?

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It should be hernia.

Inguinal is in the lower belly right next to where your abdomen meets your hip joint.
Umbilical is near the navel - and that’s the one that seems to be most common. I was pissed off when I read that my umbilical incision (pretty sure that’s where the camera goes in and the prostate comes out) was not closed with sutures, but just the medical equivalent of Krazy Glue.
It might have held had I not had a few high pressure events on the toilet; all that straining can really mess things up!