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Descriptor English: Hernia, Ventral
Descriptor Spanish: Hernia Ventral
Descriptor hernia ventral
Scope note: Hernia causada por debilidad de la PARED ABDOMINAL anterior debida a defectos de la línea media, incisiones previas o incremento de la presión intraabdominal. Las hernias ventrales comprenden la HERNIA UMBILICAL, incisional, epigástrica y de Spiegel.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hérnia Ventral
Descriptor French: Hernie ventrale
Entry term(s): Hernias, Ventral
Ventral Hernia
Ventral Hernias
Tree number(s): C23.300.707.374.937
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006555
Scope note: A hernia caused by weakness of the anterior ABDOMINAL WALL due to midline defects, previous incisions, or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Ventral hernias include UMBILICAL HERNIA, incisional, epigastric, and spigelian hernias.
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
Public MeSH Note: 80; was VENTRAL HERNIA 1963-79
Online Note: use HERNIA, VENTRAL to search VENTRAL HERNIA 1966-79
History Note: 80; was VENTRAL HERNIA 1963-79
DeCS ID: 6714
Unique ID: D006555
NLM Classification: WI 955
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Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Hernia, Ventral - Preferred
Concept UI M0010271
Scope note A hernia caused by weakness of the anterior ABDOMINAL WALL due to midline defects, previous incisions, or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Ventral hernias include UMBILICAL HERNIA, incisional, epigastric, and spigelian hernias.
Preferred term Hernia, Ventral
Entry term(s) Hernias, Ventral
Ventral Hernia
Ventral Hernias



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