TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 7. Hernias
A1  - Javid, Patrick J.
A1  - Greenberg, Jacob A.
A1  - Brooks, David C.
A2  - Zinner, Michael J.
A2  - Ashley, Stanley W.
PY  - 2013
T2  - Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 12e
AB  - A  hernia  is  defined  as  an  area  of  weakness  or  complete  disruption  of  the  fibromuscular  tissues  of  the  body  wall.  Structures  arising  from  the  cavity  contained  by  the  body  wall  can  pass  through,  or  herniate,  through  such  a  defect.  While  the  definition  is  straightforward,  the  terminology  is  often  misrepresented.  It  should  be  clear  that  hernia  refers  to  the  actual  anatomic  weakness  or  defect,  and  hernia  contents  describe  those  structures  that  pass  through  the  defect.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57006647
ER  -