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Also known as Hernia, hernias, herniae

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.

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A hernia is when tissue or an organ, like the bowel, abnormally pushes through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it. It matters because this abnormal protrusion can cause physical problems and may require medical attention.

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Key facts

Medical condition.name
Hernia
Medical condition.image
Inguinalhernia.gif
Medical condition.caption
Diagram of an indirect inguinal hernia (view from the side)
Medical condition.field
General surgery
Medical condition.symptoms
Pain especially with coughing, bulging area
Medical condition.complications
Bowel strangulation
Medical condition.onset
50 years old (groin hernias)
Medical condition.risks
Smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, pregnancy, peritoneal dialysis, collagen vascular disease, connective tissue disease
Medical condition.diagnosis
Based on symptoms, medical imaging
Medical condition.treatment
Observation, surgery
Medical condition.frequency
18.5 million (2015)
Medical condition.deaths
59,800 (2015)

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Research

117,065 papers

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