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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Hernia of the abdominal wall
  1. Inguinal hernia (image) 
    ... weak point or tear in the thin muscular abdominal wall. Inguinal hernias can restrict blood supply to the bowel herniated through the defect, creating a medical emergency.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17075.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Umbilical hernia repair - series (image) 
    ... from the mother during development penetrate the fetal abdominal wall.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100105_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (image) 
    ... macroglossia), large organs (visceromegaly), large body size (macrosomia), abdominal wall defects (umbilical hernia or omphalocele), and overgrowth on one side of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17076.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Intestinal obstruction repair - series (image) 
    ... by prior surgery, which causes such scar formation. Hernias are areas of weakness in the abdominal wall, through which loops of intestine can slip and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100116_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Inguinal hernia repair - series (image) 
    ... weak point or tear in the thin muscular wall that holds the abdominal organs in place.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100027_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Femoral hernia (image) 
    A femoral hernia is a protrusion of a loop of the intestine through a weakened abdominal wall, located in the lower abdomen near the thigh.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18025.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Infant abdominal hernia (gastroschisis) (image) 
    An abdominal hernia (gastroschisis) occurs when there is an area where the muscles are weak, and this allows the internal organs to bulge through the abdominal wall.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9028.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Cystocele (image) 
    A cystocele is an downward outpocketing or hernia of the bladder ... in internal abdominal pressure such as in sneezing or coughing.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9064.htm - Medical Encyclopedia