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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 9. Gastrointestinal Emergencies > |
Chapter 87. Hernias in Adults
Sections: Hernias in Adults: Introduction, Anatomic Types, Evaluation, Treatment, Acknowledgments, References.
Topics Discussed: hernias.
Excerpt:"Hernia is a protrusion of any viscus from its surrounding tissue
walls. More than half a million hernias are repaired annually by
surgeons in the U.S.1 With nearly 10% of
the population developing some sort of hernia during their lifetime,
this is among the most common of surgical problems.2 There
are also several other types of uncommon hernias, of which the emergency
physician should be aware. Hernias are classified by anatomic location,
hernia contents, and the status of those contents (e.g., reducible,
strangulated, or incarcerated).3..."
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