Search on: VENTRAL HERNIA 
Descriptors Found: 1
Displaying: 1 .. 1  

 1 / 1 DeCS     
Descriptor English:   Hernia, Ventral 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hernia Ventral 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hérnia Ventral 
Synonyms English:   Ventral Hernia  
Tree Number:   C23.300.707.374.937
Definition English:   A hernia caused by weakness of the anterior ABDOMINAL WALL due to midline defects, previous incisions, or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Ventral hernias include UMBILICAL HERNIA, incisional, epigastric, and spigelian hernias. 
History Note English:   80; was VENTRAL HERNIA 1963-79 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   6714 
Unique Identifier:   D006555 

Occurrence in VHL:
 

Similar:

 
DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS