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Abstract
A protrusion of abdominal structures through the retaining ABDOMINAL WALL. It involves two parts: an opening in the abdominal wall, and a hernia sac consisting of PERITONEUM and abdominal contents. Abdominal hernias include groin hernia (HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL) and VENTRAL HERNIA.
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
- Hernia, Abdominal
- Hernias, Abdominal Wall
- Abdominal Hernias
- Abdominal Wall Hernia
- Hernia, Abdominal Wall
- Hernias, Abdominal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2005; use HERNIA, VENTRAL 1989-2004
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- Hernia (1966-2004)
- Hernia, Ventral (1965-2004)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Abdominal Hernia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046449. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046449
- Abdominal Hernia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3134277