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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Hernia > Hernia, Abdominal > Hernia, Ventral

Preferred term

Hernia, Ventral  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Ventral Hernia

Scope note

  • A hernia caused by weakness of the anterior ABDOMINAL WALL due to midline defects, previous incisions, or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Ventral hernias include UMBILICAL HERNIA, incisional, epigastric, and spigelian hernias.

History note

  • 80; was VENTRAL HERNIA 1963-79

In other languages

  • ventraalityrä

    Finnish

  • arpityrä
  • enteroseele
  • epigastrinen tyrä
  • epiploseele
  • hernia abdominalis non specificata
  • hernia abdominalis ventralis
  • hernia ventralis
  • intestinaalityrä
  • intra-abdominaalityrä
  • määrittämätön vatsatyrä
  • postoperatiivien epigastrinen tyrä
  • suolityrä
  • vatsanpeitteiden leikkaushaavan tyrä
  • vatsanpeitteiden sisäinen tyrä
  • vatsanpeitteiden tyrä
  • vatsaontelon sisäinen tyrä
  • vatsatyrä
  • ventraalihernia
  • Ventralbråck

    Swedish

  • Främre bukväggsbråck
  • Spigelibråck
  • Ärrbråck

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006555

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