What is the cause of the patient's symptoms?
Small bowel obstruction as demonstrated by the multiple gas- and fluid-filled distended small bowel loops.
What types of groin hernias are there?
Groin hernias comprise: femoral hernias, and direct- and indirect inguinal hernias
Which type of hernia is this one?
This is a femoral hernia. They are much commoner in females (than inguinal hernia) and arise from the femoral canal medial to the femoral vessels.
Multiple loops of gas- and fluid-filled distended small bowel indicating small bowel obstruction.
Right femoral hernia is demonstrated as the cause of the small bowel obstruction.