held between the two layers of the descending me so colon, middle crural (or femoral) h

A femoral h. in which the mouth of the sac is at the inner side of the epigastric artery, oblique inguinal h. A h. which enters the internal abdominal ring and pa es through the inguinal canal and out of the external abdominal ring, obstructed h. A h. in which there is an obstruction to the pa age of the contents of the bowel, not nece arily a strangulated h. obturator h. A h. that pa es from the interior of the pelvis through the opening in the thyroid membrane for the obturator artery, vein, and nerve. The contents of the sac may be intestine or peritoneum. The coverings consist of skin, connective ti ue, fascia, and the pectineus and adductor long us muscles. omental h.