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Hernia, Ventral

"Hernia, Ventral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1997 and 2009 and 2015 and 2017 and 2022
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