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MeSH Heading: Hernia, Abdominal
Tree Number(s): C23.300.707.374
Unique ID: D046449
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046449
Scope Note: A protrusion of abdominal structures through the retaining ABDOMINAL WALL. It involves two parts: an opening in the abdominal wall, and a hernia sac consisting of PERITONEUM and abdominal contents. Abdominal hernias include groin hernia (HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL) and VENTRAL HERNIA.
Entry Term(s): Abdominal Hernia; Abdominal Wall Hernias; Hernias, Abdominal Wall
NLM Classification #: WI 950
Previous Indexing: Hernia (1966-2004); Hernia, Ventral (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see HERNIA, VENTRAL 1989-2004
History Note: 2005; use HERNIA, VENTRAL 1989-2004
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/02/06

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0454342
Scope Note: A protrusion of abdominal structures through the retaining ABDOMINAL WALL. It involves two parts: an opening in the abdominal wall, and a hernia sac consisting of PERITONEUM and abdominal contents. Abdominal hernias include groin hernia (HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL) and VENTRAL HERNIA.
Terms: Hernia, Abdominal Preferred Term
Term UI T019744
Date04/12/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Abdominal Wall Hernias
Term UI T000994366
Date10/16/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hernias, Abdominal Wall
Term UI T000994367
Date10/16/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Abdominal Hernia
Term UI T840809
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014)

Hernia, Abdominal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025