- 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...
- 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
inguinal hernia or
groin hernia is a
hernia (protrusion) of
abdominal cavity contents through the
inguinal canal. Symptoms,
which may
include pain or...
- 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...
-
hernia:
groin and
ventral (abdominal) wall.
Groin hernia includes femoral, obturator, and inguinal.
Inguinal hernia is the most
common type of
hernia...
- A
Spigelian hernia is the type of
ventral hernia that
occurs through the
Spigelian aponeurosis,
which is the part of the
aponeurosis of the transverse...
-
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...
-
groin hernia may
refer to:
Inguinal hernia, a
hernia through the
inguinal canal Femoral hernia, a
hernia through the
femoral canal Velpeau hernia, a rare...
-
Laparoscopic hernia repair is the
repair of a
hiatal hernia using a laparoscope,
which is a tiny telescope-like instrument. A
hiatal hernia is the protrusion...
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Femoral hernias are
hernias which occur just
below the
inguinal ligament, when
abdominal contents p****
through a
naturally occurring weakness in the abdominal...
