Tag Kerry B. Dunbar

A hernia is a protrusion of an organ or structure into an opening or pouch. Abdominal wall hernias protrude through the muscular and fascial walls of the abdomen and have 2 parts: (1) the orifice or defect in the aponeurotic…

Diverticula are outpouchings from tubular structures. True diverticula involve all layers of the intestinal wall, whereas false diverticula are due to herniation of mucosa and submucosa through the muscular wall. Many diverticula contain attenuated portions of the muscular wall of…