Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00485:reg:9:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00485
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 6688–7812

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(d)          pregnancy;
at the time of the clinical worsening of inguinal hernia;
Note: Chronic elevation of pressure may be intermittent or continuous.
(8)          undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy or robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy within the five years before the clinical worsening of inguinal hernia;
(9)          having chronic onchocerciasis in the presence of a hanging groin at the time of the clinical worsening of inguinal hernia;
            Note 1: Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus that occurs in sub-Saharan African countries, and in some areas of South America and Yemen.  Symptoms include severe itching, disfiguring skin conditions and visual impairment.
Note 2: hanging groin is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      for perforated inguinal hernia only, having a colonoscopy where the colonoscope enters the inguinal hernia within the 24 hours before the perforation of the inguinal hernia;
(11)      inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for inguinal hernia.