- A
hernia (pl.:
hernias or herniae, from Latin,
meaning 'rupture') is the
abnormal exit of
tissue or an organ, such as the bowel,
through the wall of the...
- An
inguinal hernia or
groin hernia is a
hernia (protrusion) of
abdominal cavity contents through the
inguinal canal. Symptoms,
which may
include pain or...
- A
hiatal hernia or
hiatus hernia is a type of
hernia in
which abdominal organs (typically the stomach) slip
through the
diaphragm into the
middle compartment...
- An
umbilical hernia is a
health condition where the
abdominal wall
behind the
navel is damaged. It may
cause the
navel to
bulge outwards—the
bulge consisting...
- A
Spigelian is the type of
ventral hernia where aponeurotic fascia pushes through a hole in the
junction of the
linea semilunaris and the
arcuate line...
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hernia:
groin and
ventral (abdominal) wall.
Groin hernia includes femoral, obturator, and inguinal.
Inguinal hernia is the most
common type of
hernia...
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Hernia repair is a
surgical operation for the
correction of a
hernia—a
bulging of
internal organs or
tissues through the wall that
contains it. It can...
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Internal hernias occur when
there is
protrusion of an
internal organ into a
retroperitoneal fossa or a
foramen (congenital or acquired) in the abdominal...
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Morgagni's
hernia Bochdalek hernia Hiatal hernia Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia A
scaphoid abdomen...
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Perineal hernia is a
hernia involving the
perineum (pelvic floor). The
hernia may
contain fluid, fat, any part of the intestine, the ****, or the bladder...