Abstract
A hernia is a circumscribed mass formed by an organ emerging (partially or completely) from the cavity where it is normally contained, through a parietal (congenital or acquired) orifice.
Access provided by Autonomous University of Puebla. Download to read the full chapter text
Chapter PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Poitras, P., Ratelle, R. (2022). Abdominal Hernias. In: Poitras, P., Bilodeau, M., Bouin, M., Ghia, JE. (eds) The Digestive System: From Basic Sciences to Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98381-9_17
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98381-9_17
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-98380-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-98381-9
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)