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A hernia is a protrusion of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained (definition from MeSH). The hernia has 3 parts: the orifice through which it herniates, the hernial sac, and its contents. A hernia is often likened to the failure of a tire. Here a split in the sidewall of an excavator tire allows the inner tube to protrude. A hernia may be likened to a failure in the sidewall of a pneumatic tire. The tire ...
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Resources
- Abdominal Wall Hernias (Cleveland Clinic)
- Causes and Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Hernia (American Medical Association)
Hernia News Headlines
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- Hernias: ''Watchful Waiting'' Proposed
WebMD - Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:58 EST
- Study: Not Every Hernia Needs to Be Fixed
ABC News - Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:52 EST
- Some pain-free hernias can go untreated
MSNBC - Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:02 EST
- Study: Not Every Hernia Needs to Be Fixed
ABC News - Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:27 EST
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ABC News - Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:19 EST
- FDA Approves First Medical Device For Hernia Repair Using Rutgers Biomaterial
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
- Some hernias bear watching, not surgery, study says
Reuters - Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:07 EST
- Surgery often avoidable for men with hernias
Reuters - Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:26 EST
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MSNBC - Mon, 01 Aug 2005 07:03 EST
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