"Hernia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Protrusion of tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the bone, muscular tissue, or the membrane by which it is normally contained. Hernia may involve tissues such as the ABDOMINAL WALL or the respiratory DIAPHRAGM. Hernias may be internal, external, congenital, or acquired.
| Descriptor ID |
D006547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.707
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hernia" by people in Profiles.
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"Finding a General Surgeon: Self-Referral in the Digital Era". Am Surg. 2022 Feb; 88(2):177-180.
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Large-bowel disease presenting as small-bowel obstruction is associated with a poor prognosis. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar; 34(3):477-9.
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Minimally invasive treatment of thoracic disc herniations. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2014 Apr; 25(2):271-7.
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A painful sneeze: spontaneous thoracic lung herniation induced by vigorous sneeze. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2014 Jan; 21(1):61-4.
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Dorsal thoracic spinal cord herniation: report of an unusual case and review of the literature. Spine J. 2012 Oct; 12(10):e9-12.
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Traumatic flank hernias: acute and chronic management. Am J Surg. 2008 Mar; 195(3):414-7; discussion 417.
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Laparoscopy-assisted ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery in children: a series of 11 cases. J Neurosurg. 2007 Jun; 106(6 Suppl):421-5.
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Arachnoid cyst resulting in tonsillar herniation and syringomyelia in a patient with achondroplasia. Case report. Neurosurg Focus. 2005 Nov 15; 19(5):E14.
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Progressive cerebellar tonsillar herniation with recurrent divergence insufficiency esotropia. J AAPOS. 2004 Jun; 8(3):286-7.
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A case-control study of the etiology of Ewing's sarcoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 1992 Nov-Dec; 1(7):525-32.