TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Incisional (Ventral) Hernia A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Bulge elicited by the Valsalva maneuver immediately over or adjacent to a laparotomy incision• Main complaint associated with ventral hernias is the cosmetic appearance• Patients may note discomfort or a heaviness sensation associated with the hernia bulge• Small incisional hernia defects appear to be most dangerous and are more commonly associated with an incarcerated presentation• The fascial defects progressively increase in size and may result in loss of abdominal domain• Classification of incisional hernias:-Reducible: Visceral contents of the hernia sac able to retract into the abdominal cavity-Incarcerated: Visceral contents cannot be returned to the abdominal cavity-Strangulated: Incarcerated hernia where the blood flow to the entrapped viscera is compromised SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58114486 ER -