Hernias

A hernia (: hernias or herniae, from Latin, meaning 'rupture') is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. The term is also used for the normal development of the intestinal tract, referring to the retraction of the intestine from the extra-embryonal navel coelom into the abdomen in the healthy embryo at about 7 weeks.

intestinal disease characterized by the protrusion by part of the intestine though an opening in the abdominal muscles

disease

protrusion of a viscus through a weakness in the containing wall

surgical condition

surgical case

surgical procedures to fix abnormal openings through which tissue or organs may protrude

medical condition

human disease

medical condition

protrusion of lung outside of thoracic wall