Hernias Flashcards
What is a hernia?
Protrusion of peritoneum through an opening
(usually at a site of weakness)
protrusion of peritoneum through an opening, what is it?
hernia
contents of hernia may be at risk of what? (2 things)
incarceration and strangulation
what is a sign of incarceration?
not reducible back into abdomen/pelvis
how can you check for incarceration of a hernia?
try to reduce hernia back into abdomen/pelvis
what are signs of strangulation of a hernia?
ischemia and necrosis
hernia is ischemic and necrotic. what is going on?
strangulation
how can complicated hernias present?
tenderness, erythema, fever
diaphragmatic hernia: what is this?
abdominal structures entering the thorax
abdominal structures entering the thorax: what is this?
diaphragmatic hernia
diaphragmatic hernia: what are the most common causes of in infants?
congenital defect of pleuroperitoneal membrane
diaphragmatic hernia in children: which side?
mostly left, because right is mostly protected by the liver
congenital defect of pleuroperitoneal membrane: causes what?
diaphragmatic hernia in children
diaphragmatic hernia in adults: what is the cause?
laxcity(looseness)/defect of phrenoesophageal membrane
leads to hiatal hernia (hernia of stomach through esophageal hiatus)
defect of phrenoesophageal membrane -> leads to what?
hiatus hernia (diaphragmatic hernia) in adults
what is a hiatal hernia?
herniation of stomach through esophageal hiatus
herniation of stomach through esophageal hiatus: what is this?
hiatus hernia
diaphragmatic hernia in adults
Sliding hiatal hernia: what is this?
gastroesophageal junction is displaced upward as gastric cardia slides into hiatus
what slides into hiatus in a ‘sliding hiatal hernia’?
cardia of the stomach
hourglass stomach: which type of hernia?
sliding hiatal hernia
what is the most common type of a hiatal hernia?
sliding hiatal hernia
which type of hernia is associated with GERD?
GERD = gastroesophageal reflux disease
sliding hiatal hernia
sliding hiatal hernia: associated with what?
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
what are the 2 types of a hiatal hernia?
sliding hiatal hernia
paraesophageal hiatal hernia
what is a paraesophageal hiatal hernia?
gastric fundus protrudes into thorax, gastroesophagea junction usually normal