Hernia
- Protusion of a viscus or tissue from the body compartment in which it normally resides into another body compartment
Classification
- Congenital / acquired
- Complete / partial
- Complete: inguinal, femoral
- Partial: Richters, sliding gastric
Predisposing features
- Increased donor compartment pressure
- Abdomen: inguinal, femoral, obturator, diaphragmatic, hiatus
- Brain: ICP - brain herniation
- Weakness of tissues with normal pressure in donor compartment
- Incisional hernia: poor technique, nutrition
Complications
- Obstruction
- Ischaemia / infarction
- Pressure effects
- rupture