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Hernias of Abdominal Wall
Hernias of Abdominal Wall
Think of the abdomen as a bucket, or PAIL that contains the viscera. These are the four groups of hernias:
Pelvic hernias: obturator, perineal, sciatic
Anterior hernias: epigastric, incisional, Spigelian, supravesical, umbilical
Inguinal hernias: indirect, direct, femoral
Lumbar hernias: inferior lumbar triangle (Petit), superior lumbar triangle (Grynfelt)
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