(from the article `hernia`) ...a temporary expedient and is seldom used as a substitute for surgical care. A reducible hernia may increase in size or may form adhesions to other ...
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An incarcerated hernia which results in lack of blood perfusion to the herniated tissue or viscera. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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one that is tightly constricted. As any hernia progresses and bulges out through the weak point in its containing wall, the opening in the wall tends to close behind it and form a narrow neck; if the neck becomes so pinched that the blood supply is cut off, the hernia will swell and become strangulated, and gangrene is po...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an irreducible hernia in which the circulation is arrested; gangrene occurs unless relief is prompt.
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a hernia in which the protruding organ or tissue loses its blood supply, requiring emergency surgery
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a hernia, esp. of the intestine, that swells and constricts the blood supply of the herniated part, resulting in obstruction and gangrene.
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