congenital hernia
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia — Classification and external resources Morgagni s hernia seen on an X thorax. ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
Hernia — Classification and external resources Frontal chest X ray showing a hernia of Morgagni ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
Congenital hypothyroidism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E00, E03.0, E03.1 … Wikipedia
congenital diaphragmatic hernia — congenital protrusion of abdominal viscera into the thorax through an opening in the diaphragm resulting from defective development of the pleuroperitoneal membrane; it often leads to fatal pulmonary hypoplasia. The most common types are… … Medical dictionary
Hernia — A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained. More specifically, a hernia often refers to an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This… … Medical dictionary
hernia — hernial, adj. /herr nee euh/, n., pl. hernias, herniae / nee ee /. Pathol. the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, esp. in the abdominal region. Cf. hiatus hernia, strangulated hernia. [1350 1400; ME < L … Universalium
Hernia, hiatus — Protrusion of the stomach up into the opening normally occupied by the esophagus in the diaphragm, the great dome of muscle that separates the thoracic (chest) cavity from the abdomen. Normally, the esophagus passes down through the chest,… … Medical dictionary
Bochdalek hernia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31492 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|553.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A Bochdalek Hernia is one of two forms of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (the other,… … Wikipedia
Hiatus hernia — Ventricular hernia Classification and external resources ICD 10 K44, Q40.1 … Wikipedia
Diaphragmatic hernia — Classification and external resources This is a photo of a peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a cat. The photo was taken during necropsy from the right side of the cat. To the left is the abdomen, where part of the liver and the gall… … Wikipedia
