TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Ventral and Abdominal Wall Hernias
A1  - Bates, Andrew
A1  - Talamini, Mark
A2  - Zinner, Michael J.
A2  - Ashley, Stanley W.
A2  - Hines, O. Joe
Y1  - 2019
N1  - 
T2  - Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13e
AB  - The  term  hernia  is  used  to  describe  a  weakness  or  defect  of  the  abdominal  wall,  through  which  abdominal  contents  can  protrude.  It  is  important  to  note  the  distinction  between  the  hernia  defect  and  hernia  contents,  as  surgical  repair  is  generally  more  concerned  with  the  former,  with  a  few  exceptions.  Abdominal  wall  defects  arise  at  areas  of  weakness  in  the  abdominal  wall.  These  areas  include  sites  of  previous  surgery,  the  umbilicus,  as  well  as  areas  of  weakened  abdominal  and/or  flank  musculature  such  as  in  lumbar  hernias.1  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160038215
ER  -