Hernia (general)
Dr Daniel J Bell ◉ et al.
Hernias (or herniae) are a common pathological entity, in which an anatomical structure passes into an abnormal location via an opening.
The opening may be a normal physiological aperture (e.g. hiatus hernia: stomach passes through the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus) or pathological. Iatrogenic herniae also occur, e.g. port site hernia, incisional hernia, etc.
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Terms used in radiology
- general
- ancillary
- artifact
- Aunt Minnie
- corner of the film
- diagnosis of exclusion
- epiphenomenon
- filling defect
- forme fruste
- gamut
- geographic
- gold standard
- heterogeneous vs heterogenous
- iatrogenic
- idiopathic
- incidentaloma
- in extremis
- natural history
- non-specific
- prodrome
- protean
- self-limiting
- sequela
- serpiginous
- sine qua non
- subclinical disease
- syndrome
- pathology
- CNS
- chest
- epidemiology
- gastrointestinal
- genetics
- musculoskeletal
- oncology
Hernias
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hernias
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anterior abdominal wall herniation
- epigastric hernia
- incisional hernia
- port site hernia
- interparietal hernia
- parastomal hernia
- paraumbilical hernia
- Spigelian hernia
- umbilical hernia
- miscellaneous
- Maydl hernia
- Richter hernia: contains only one wall of a bowel loop
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lumbar hernias
- superior lumbar hernia
- inferior lumbar hernia
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groin herniation
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inguinal hernia
- direct inguinal hernia
- indirect inguinal hernia: five times commoner than direct
- pantaloon hernia (combined direct and indirect inguinal herniae)
- femoral hernia
- obturator hernia
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inguinal hernia
- diaphragmatic herniation
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internal herniation: an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction
- paraduodenal hernia: left and right
- lesser sac (foramen of Winslow) hernia
- pericaecal hernia
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sigmoid mesocolon hernias
- intersigmoid hernia
- transmesosigmoid hernia
- intramesosigmoid hernia
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small bowel mesentery internal hernia
- transmesenteric hernia
- intramesenteric hernia
- transomental hernia
- supravesical hernia
- pelvic internal hernia
- falciform ligament hernia
- internal hernia due to gastric bypass surgery
- Littre hernia: hernia containing a Meckel diverticulum
- pelvic hernia
-
anterior abdominal wall herniation
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