| diaphragmatic hernia | A condition present at birth where there is abnormal protrusion of abdominal contents upward through a defect in the diaphragm. This condition is treated as a surgical emergency due to interference with the infant's breathing. Smaller, less serious diaphragmatic hernias may also be seen in adults. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| double loop hernia | The presence of two loops of intestine in a hernial sac. Synonym: double loop hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dry hernia | A hernia with adherent sac and contents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenojejunal hernia | A hernia in the subperitoneal tissues. Synonym: retroperitoneal hernia, Treitz's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliacosubfascial hernia | A hernia the sac of which passes through the iliac fascia and lies in the iliac fossa in contact with the iliacus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisional hernia | Hernia occurring through a surgical incision or scar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infantile hernia | A hernia in which an intestinal loop descends behind the tunica vaginalis, having, therefore, three peritoneal layers in front of it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinocrural hernia | A bilocular or double hernia, both inguinal and femoral. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinofemoral hernia | A bilocular or double hernia, both inguinal and femoral. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinolabial hernia | An inguinal hernia descending into the labium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinoscrotal hernia | An inguinal hernia descending into the scrotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinosuperficial hernia | An inguinal hernia that has turned cephalad away from the scrotum and lies subcutaneously on the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal hernia | Protrusion of an intraperitoneal viscus into a compartment within the abdominal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intersigmoid hernia | A hernia into the intersigmoid fossa on the under surface of the root of the mesosigmoid near the inner border of the psoas magnus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial hernia | A hernia in which the protrusion is between any two of the layers of the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |