Anterior abdominal wall hernia
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Citation:
Hacking C, Ashraf A, Niknejad M, et al. Anterior abdominal wall hernia. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-79048
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79048
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At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.
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At the time the article was last revised Ammar Ashraf had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Anterior abdominal wall herniae
- Anterior abdominal wall herniation
- ventral abdominal wall herniae
- ventral abdominal wall hernias
- ventral abdominal wall herniation
- ventral abdominal wall hernia
- Anterior abdominal wall hernia
Anterior (or ventral) abdominal wall hernias (herniae also used) are a subgroup of abdominal wall herniae that are differentiated by the location of the hernia.
Other types that may be seen at different locations are:
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Richter hernia: contains only one wall of a bowel loop
References
- 1. Aguirre DA, Casola G, Sirlin C. Abdominal wall hernias: MDCT findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004;183 (3): 681-90. AJR Am J Roentgenol (full text) - Pubmed citation
- 2. Lassandro F, Iasiello F, Pizza N et al. Abdominal Hernias: Radiological Features. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2011;3(6):110-7. doi:10.4253/wjge.v3.i6.110 - Pubmed
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- Recurrent anterior abdominal wall hernia with bowel obstruction
- Post traumatic fat necrosis of the anterior abdominal wall
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- Complicated emphysematous cholecystitis
- Bilateral sporadic synchronous clear cell renal cell carcinoma
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hernias
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anterior abdominal wall herniation
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- incisional hernia
- port site hernia
- interparietal hernia
- parastomal hernia
- paraumbilical hernia
- Spigelian hernia
- umbilical hernia
- miscellaneous
- Maydl hernia
- Richter hernia: contains only one wall of a bowel loop
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lumbar hernias
- superior lumbar hernia
- inferior lumbar hernia
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groin herniation
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inguinal hernia
- direct inguinal hernia
- indirect inguinal hernia: five times commoner than direct
- pantaloon hernia (combined direct and indirect inguinal herniae)
- femoral hernia
- obturator hernia
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inguinal hernia
- diaphragmatic herniation
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internal herniation: an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction
- paraduodenal hernia: left and right
- lesser sac (foramen of Winslow) hernia
- pericaecal hernia
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sigmoid mesocolon hernias
- intersigmoid hernia
- transmesosigmoid hernia
- intramesosigmoid hernia
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small bowel mesentery internal hernia
- transmesenteric hernia
- intramesenteric hernia
- transomental hernia
- supravesical hernia
- pelvic internal hernia
- falciform ligament hernia
- internal hernia due to gastric bypass surgery
- Littre hernia: hernia containing a Meckel diverticulum
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anterior abdominal wall herniation
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