Hernia

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Background

  • Classification
    • Reducible
      • Hernia sac soft, easy to replace back through the hernia defect
    • Incarcerated
      • Hernia sac firm, often painful, nonreducible
    • Strangulation
      • Impairment of blood flow
      • Severe pain at hernia site
      • Signs of intestinal obstruction
      • Skin changes overlying hernia sac may be seen


Clinical Features

Diagnosis

Work-Up

DDx

Treatment

Disposition

See Also

Source

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