Abdominal ultrasound of a midline epigastric hernia.
Specialty
General surgery
An epigastric hernia is a type of hernia that causes fat to push through a weakened area in the walls of the abdomen. It may develop in the epigastrium (upper, central part of the abdomen). Epigastric hernias are more common in adults and usually appear above the umbilical region of the abdomen. It is a common condition that is usually asymptomatic although sometimes their unusual clinical presentation can present a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician. Unlike the benign diastasis recti, epigastric hernia may trap fat and other tissues inside the opening of the hernia, causing pain and tissue damage.[1] It is usually present at birth and may appear and disappear only when the patient is doing an activity that creates abdominal pressure, pushing to have bowel movements, or crying.
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An epigastrichernia is a type of hernia that causes fat to push through a weakened area in the walls of the abdomen. It may develop in the epigastrium...
their relationship to the inferior epigastric vessels. Direct inguinal hernias occur medial to the inferior epigastric vessels when abdominal contents herniate...
Other hernia types and unusual types of visceral hernias are listed below, in alphabetical order: Abdominal wall hernias: Umbilical herniaEpigastric hernia:...
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Hesselbach's triangle, the area through which direct inguinal hernias protrude.) The inferior epigastric artery then traverses the arcuate line of rectus sheath...
anteriorly and medially to the inferior epigastric artery during Valsalva maneuver. The diagnosis of a Spigelian hernia is traditionally difficult if only...
must be differentiated from an epigastrichernia or incisional hernia, if the patient has had abdominal surgery. Hernias may be ruled out using ultrasound...
OCLC 1164712708. Itani, Kamal M. F. (2009). "52 - Umbilical and EpigastricHernias". Surgical Pitfalls - Prevention and Management. Saunders. pp. 523–529...
and inferior epigastric vein (superolaterally), and the inguinal ligament (inferiorly). The hernia lies medial to the inferior epigastric artery. This...
facilitate easy closure at the end of the surgical procedure. The inferior epigastric vessels which span across more than half of the rectus muscle's width...
easily explain the symptoms. Characteristic symptoms include epigastric burning, epigastric pain, postprandial fullness, and early satiety. FD was formerly...
anterior abdominal wall formed by the underlying inferior epigastric artery and inferior epigastric vein which the peritoneum covers. Superiorly, the lateral...
symptoms; this may result in reluctance to feed. Associated symptoms, such as epigastric discomfort, vomiting (which may involve blood) and abnormal eye movements...
Inferior epigastric vessels. Inferior border: Inguinal ligament. This can be remembered by the mnemonic RIP (Rectus sheath (medial), Inferior epigastric artery...
thoracis superiorly and the transversus abdominis inferiorly The superficial epigastric artery passes in front of the aponeurotic plane that forms the anterior...
of the abdominal external oblique muscle inserts onto it. The inferior epigastric artery passes between the pubic tubercle and the anterior superior iliac...
commedia dell'arte Pantaloon hernia, the coexistence of direct and indirect hernias descending either side of the epigastric artery This disambiguation...
hernia with a sac that is medial to the inferior epigastric vessels Indirect inguinal hernia, a hernia that results from the failure of the embryonic internal...
however, this varies from person to person.[citation needed] The inferior epigastric artery and vein pass across the arcuate line to enter the rectus sheath...
abdominal organs into the chest cavity, which is called a diaphragmatic hernia. This herniation can interfere with breathing. Symptoms may include pain...
margin of the transversalis fascia; below and medially, by the inferior epigastric vessels. It transmits the spermatic cord in the male and the round ligament...
omnimax reduces epigastric pressure Antacids - calcium carbonate, famotidine, omeprazole, etc. reduces acid reflux in the case of hiatal hernia or other esophageal...
great saphenous vein and other smaller vessels including the superficial epigastric artery and superficial external pudendal artery, as well as the femoral...
the uterus, also known as Sampson's artery, is a branch of the inferior epigastric artery. It runs under, and supplies, the round ligament of the uterus...
laparoscopic procedures to help identify and avoid damaging the inferior epigastric arteries during port placement. Other than this, it has no purpose in...
gastric volvulus, described by Borchardt in 1904, consists of severe epigastric pain, retching (due to sour taste in mouth) without vomiting, inability...
ultimate position of the exomphalos. A cephalic folding defect results in an epigastric exomphalos that is positioned high up on the abdomen which can be seen...
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