"Hernia" 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.
Protrusion of tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the bone, muscular tissue, or the membrane by which it is normally contained. Hernia may involve tissues such as the ABDOMINAL WALL or the respiratory DIAPHRAGM. Hernias may be internal, external, congenital, or acquired.
| Descriptor ID |
D006547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.707
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hernia" by people in Profiles.
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Analyzing material changes consistent with degradation of explanted polymeric hernia mesh related to clinical characteristics. Surg Endosc. 2022 07; 36(7):5121-5135.
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Traumatic Extrathoracic Lung Herniation. Am Surg. 2018 Dec 01; 84(12):e527-e528.
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An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in a Pediatric Patient: Right-Sided Paraduodenal Hernia. Am Surg. 2018 Sep 01; 84(9):e350-e351.
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Mesocolic Hernia: The Achilles Heel of the Retrocolic Gastric Bypass. Am Surg. 2015 Sep; 81(9):e336-7.
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Sigmoid volvulus and obstruction through a recurrent transverse mesocolic hernia after retrocolic-retrogastric laparoscopic gastric bypass. Am Surg. 2013 Apr; 79(4):E177-9.
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Small bowel endoscopic enteral access. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar; 25(2):155-9.
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Richter's hernia in the laparoscopic era: four case reports and review of the literature. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2003 Feb; 13(1):55-8.
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Weight loss and early and late complications--the international experience. Am J Surg. 2002 Dec; 184(6B):42S-45S.
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Pelvic organ prolapse: a review. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2000 Dec; 46(12):24-37.
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Vaginal evisceration. Urology. 1998 Jan; 51(1):128-9.