In 1986, Wierd Al Yankovic parodied the song 'Living in America' by James Brown with 'Living With A Hernia'. In the song, Yankovic talks about the pain and inhibitions caused by a hernia. However, not all types of hernia are painful. Inguinal groin hernias, the most common type, are often painless, and can even go unnoticed. Sometimes such a hernia is caused by fat which descends into the groin via the inguinal canal. Sometimes a section of the intestine can also descend, and become 'incarcerated', meaning stuck in the cavity. This can be quite dangerous, and if not operated on can even be fatal. 27% of males will have a groin hernia at some point in their lifetime, and it is estimated that 32,500 individuals died on account of them in 2013.
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