Hernia Flashcards
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Condition in which part of the wall of the small bowel (usually the anti mesenteric border) is strangulated within a hernia (of any type)
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Richters hernia
1
Q
Interparietal hernia occurring at the level of the arcuate line
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Spigelian hernia
2
Q
Typically congenital diaphragmatic hernia
85% cases are located in the left hemi diaphragm
Associated with lung hypoplasia on the affected side
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Bochdalek hernia
3
Q
Rare type of diaphragmatic hernia (approx 2% cases)
Usually located on the right and tend to be less symptomatic
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Morgagni Hernia
4
Q
Usually a condition of adulthood
Defect is in the linea alba
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Paraumbilical hernia
5
Q
Hernia containing Meckels diverticulum
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Littres hernia