RT Book, Section
A1 Bates, Andrew
A1 Talamini, Mark
A2 Zinner, Michael J.
A2 Ashley, Stanley W.
A2 Hines, O. Joe
SR Print(0)
ID 1160038215
T1 Ventral and Abdominal Wall Hernias
T2 Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843072
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160038215
RD 2024/04/23
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