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Descriptor English: Hernia, Abdominal
Descriptor Spanish: Hernia Abdominal
Descriptor hernia abdominal
Entry term(s) hernias de la pared abdominal
Scope note: Protrusión de estructuras abdominales a través de la PARED ABDOMINAL de contención. Consta de dos partes: una abertura en la pared abdominal y un saco herniario formado por PERITONEO y contenido abdominal. Entre las hernias abdominales se encuentran la hernia inguinal (HERNIA FEMORAL; HERNIA INGUINAL) y la HERNIA VENTRAL.Protrusión de estructuras abdominales a través de la PARED ABDOMINAL de contención. Consta de dos partes: una abertura en la pared abdominal y un saco herniario formado por PERITONEO y el contenido abdominal. Entre las hernias abdominales están la hernia inguinal (HERNIA FEMORAL, HERNIA INGUINAL) y la HERNIA VENTRAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hérnia Abdominal
Descriptor French: Hernie abdominale
Entry term(s): Abdominal Hernia
Abdominal Hernias
Abdominal Wall Hernia
Abdominal Wall Hernias
Hernia, Abdominal Wall
Hernias, Abdominal
Hernias, Abdominal Wall
Tree number(s): C23.300.707.374
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046449
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Hernia (1966-2004)
Hernia, Ventral (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see HERNIA, VENTRAL 1989-2004
History Note: 2005; use HERNIA, VENTRAL 1989-2004
DeCS ID: 38620
Unique ID: D046449
NLM Classification: WI 950
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/02/06
Hernia, Abdominal - Preferred
Concept UI M0454342
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Hernia, Abdominal
Entry term(s) Abdominal Hernia
Abdominal Hernias
Abdominal Wall Hernia
Abdominal Wall Hernias
Hernia, Abdominal Wall
Hernias, Abdominal
Hernias, Abdominal Wall



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