 Hernia
"Hernia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Protrusion of tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the bone, muscular tissue, or the membrane by which it is normally contained. Hernia may involve tissues such as the ABDOMINAL WALL or the respiratory DIAPHRAGM. Hernias may be internal, external, congenital, or acquired.
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D006547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.707
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hernia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hernia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hernia" by people in Profiles.
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Sujka J, Alemayehu H, Benedict LA, Sobrino JA, St Peter SD, Fraser JD. Outcomes of Ostomy Location in Children: Placement of the Ostomy at the Umbilicus. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2019 Feb; 29(2):243-247.
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St Peter SD, Heppell J. Surgical images: soft tissue. Incarcerated gallbladder in a parastomal hernia. Can J Surg. 2005 Feb; 48(1):46.
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Hendrickson RJ, Koniaris LG, Schoeniger LO, Strang J, Killackey MA, Peacock JL. Small bowel obstruction due to a paracolonic retroperitoneal hernia. Am Surg. 2002 Sep; 68(9):756-8.
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