- Type of Ventral Hernia
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Hernia contains peritoneal sac and extreperitoneal fat
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Hernia of posterior lateral abdominal wall fascia
- Associated with posterior rectus sheath absence
- Perforates through linea semilunaris (semilunar line)
- Inferior and lateral to Umbilicus
- Edge of rectus sheath in mid-Abdomen
- Immediately below arcuate line
- Covering tissues
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fat
- External abdominal oblique Muscle aponeurosis
- Asymptomatic until Strangulation
- Examine with patient standing
- Tender mass in abdominal wall
- Localized to 3-5 cm above inguinal ligament
- Degowin (1987) Diagnostic Examination, p. 489-96
- Stevens (2013) Crit Dec Emerg Med 27(9): 2
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