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Hernia

A hernia (pl.: hernias or herniae, from Latin, meaning 'rupture') is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. The term is also used for the normal development of the intestinal tract, referring to the retraction of the intestine from the extra-embryonal navel coelom into the…

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Complications
Bowel strangulation
Deaths
59,800 (2015)
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms, medical imaging
Frequency
18.5 million (2015)
Risk factors
Smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, pregnancy, peritoneal dialysis, collagen vascular disease, connective tissue disease
Specialty
General surgery

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Hernia

Nodes156
Edges155
Triples109
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012821
Components1

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related to Other hernias · 21
Hernia → Abdominal, Alexis Littré, Broad, Double, French, Grynfeltt's, Grynfeltt-Lesshaft, Hiatus, It, Jean Louis Petit, Joseph Grynfeltt, Lumbar, Maydl's, Meckel's, Obturator, Other, Petit's, Since, Spigelian, The
related to Surgery · 8
Hernia → Fixing, However, Most, Prior, Studies, Surgery, Three, Using
related to Signs and symptoms · 6
Hernia → Another, By, Hernias, It, Symptoms, Typically
related to Femoral · 5
Hernia → Cooper's, Femoral, Repair, The, They
related to Inguinal · 5
Hernia → An, By, In, Inguinal, There
related to Pathogenesis · 5
Hernia → If, Most, Once, The, When
has cause · 4
Hernia → Among, Causes, Furthermore, Some
related to Diaphragmatic · 4
Hernia → Hiatus, Higher, Non-sliding, Repair
related to Epidemiology · 4
Hernia → About, Healthcare, In, Inguinal
related to Recovery · 4
Hernia → Many, Pain, People, Surgical

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hernias may surgery groin pain inguinal abdominal often also repair femoral occur bowel hiatus mesh complications symptoms strangulation wall tissue

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HerniaComplicationsBowel strangulation1.00infobox
HerniaDeaths59,800 (2015)1.00infobox
HerniaDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms, medical imaging1.00infobox
HerniaFrequency18.5 million (2015)1.00infobox
HerniaRisk factorsSmoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, pregnancy, peritoneal dialysis, collagen vascular disease, connective tissue disease1.00infobox
HerniaSpecialtyGeneral surgery1.00infobox
HerniaSymptomsPain especially with coughing, bulging area1.00infobox
HerniaTreatmentObservation, surgery1.00infobox
HerniaUsual onset< 1 year and > 50 years old (groin hernias)1.00infobox
Herniais afemoral hernia with two sacs0.90text
Herniais aparticular variant of this type0.90text
Herniais adistinct problem0.90text

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