A 6-year-old boy comes to his pediatrician with a lump in the groin near the thigh and pain in the groin. On examination, the physician makes a diagnosis of a direct inguinal hernia because the herniated tissue:
(A) Enters the deep inguinal ring
(B) Lies lateral to the inferior epigastric artery
(C) Is covered by spermatic fasciae
(D) Descends into the scrotum
(E) Develops after birth
Ans: (E) Develops after birth
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