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Importance of lipoma of the cord
The lipoma is different from the hernia sac. The hernia sac is an extension of the peritoneum (the bag that holds the intestines) that looks like a bag or sack that extends through a hernia opening and may contain bowel. A lipoma of the cord is fat on the outside of peritoneum that is protruding the hernia opening. I know this is all very complicated and most doctors do not understand much, if any of the groin anatomy. It takes several months of surgery residency watching hernia surgeries before understanding starts to set in.