"Hernia, Ventral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hernia caused by weakness of the anterior ABDOMINAL WALL due to midline defects, previous incisions, or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Ventral hernias include UMBILICAL HERNIA, incisional, epigastric, and spigelian hernias.
| Descriptor ID |
D006555
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.707.374.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Hernia, Ventral- Hernia, Ventral
- Hernias, Ventral
- Ventral Hernias
- Ventral Hernia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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