her·ni·a

(hûr′nē-ə)

n. pl. her·ni·as or her·ni·ae (-nē-ē′)

The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture.

[Middle English, from Latin; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.]

her′ni·al adj.

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Translations

her·ni·al

a. herniado-a, rel. a una hernia o que padece de ella;

___ sac → saco de la hernia, bolsa peritoneal en la cual desciende la hernia;

___ disc → disco ___.

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References in periodicals archive

Open inguinal herniotomy through a groin skin crease incision with high ligation of hernial sac following reduction of contents has remained the gold standard treatment for decades3.

NEEDLE ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR (NALR) OF INGUINAL HERNIAS IN CHILDREN: OUR EXPERIENCE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

The hernial canal was ~2 cm long, with the uniform caliber and just about the tip of the little finger.

Obturator Hernia: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Laparoscopy was then done to explore the contralateral inguinal ring either through the hernial sac or umbilicus.

Patent Contralateral Processus Vaginalis in Infants and Children: Is Herniotomy Justified

Amyand's hernia is a rare type of hernia in which vermiform appendix is found in the hernial sac.

Amyand's hernia in an eighteen month old boy: A case report

"Most of the organs of the left side such as the spleen, tail of pancreas, splenic flexure of colon including the abdominal organs like left kidney were in the hernial sac.

Rare birth defect corrected in successful surgery in Dubai

His abdomen was soft but mildly distended, and examination of his hernial orifices revealed no abnormalities.

Kaposi sarcoma: an unusual cause of intussusception in an adult patient

In group II, out of twelve animals confirmed for diaphragmatic hernia (nine animals by radiograph and three animals by rumenotomy), six animals were operated for diaphragmatic hernial repair under post xiphoid transabdominal approach after 48 hours of rumenotomy.

Physiological, Hematological and Biochemical Alterations following Gastro-Intestinal Surgeries in Bovine

McVay herniorrhaphy was performed after the neck of the hernial sac was ligatured.

Subacute Torsioned Femoral Hernia

Laparocopic ventral hernia repair with primary transparietal closure of the hernial defect.

KUCUK KARIN ON DUVARI FITIKLARININ LAPAROSKOPIK TAMIRINDE YAMA KULLANIMI GEREKLI MI?/IS MESH USE NECESSARY FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SMALL VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR?

A large hernial defect space remaining during surgery plays an important role in formation of seroma.

Strangulated Hernia Can Be a Risk Factor of Seroma following Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair

The ultrasound showed a swelling of the isthmic region in the form of a hernial sac containing a heterogeneous echoic image of 7 cm along its long axis.

Postpartum Treatment of a Herniation of the Anterior Uterine Wall due to Remains of Placenta Increta

Ng, "Sister Joseph nodule from a colon cancer in a paraumbilical hernial sac," ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol.

Rapidly Growing Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Presenting as an Irreducible Umbilical Hernia