Abstract
An abdominal wall hernia is a protrusion of the intestine through an opening or area of weakness in the abdominal wall. See Table 70.1 for types of abdominal hernias and Fig. 70.1 for locations along the abdominal anatomy.
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Ganti, L. (2016). Manual Reduction of Abdominal Hernia. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_70
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