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Chronic mesenteric ischaemia Chronic mesenteric ischaemia is due to atherosclerotic narrowing at ...

Chylous ascites In some patients, the ascitic fluid appears milky because of an excess of chylom...

DEVELOPMENT OF THE MESENTERY AND PERITONEUM Early in development, the human abdomen comprises a w...

Acute bacterial peritonitis Acute bacterial peritonitis most commonly arises from perforation of ...

Adhesions Pathology - Adhesions are best classified with reference to their appear - ance. They ar...

Biliary peritonitis Biliary peritonitis is mostly seen after cholecystectomy and arises from slip...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author would like to acknowledge the artistic support of Dara Walsh, who gen...

ANATOMY OF THE MESENTERY AND PERITONEUM All abdominal digestive organs develop in or on the mesen...

Abdominal fluid collections Abdominal collections are subdivided into intraperitoneal and retroper...

Umbilical hernia The umbilical defect is present at birth but closes as the stump of the umbilic...

VENTRAL HERNIA This term refers to hernias of the anterior abdominal wall. Inguinal and femoral ...

THE ABDOMINAL WALL Basic anatomy and function related to pathology The abdominal wall is a comple...

Traumatic hernia These hernias arise through non-anatomical defects caused by injury . They can b...

UMBILICAL CONDITIONS IN THE ADUL T Chronic infection in the umbilical area is common, particularl...

Sportsman’s groin This specific entity is well described and presents with severe - pain in the gr...

Surgical approaches to hernia In general, modern surgical repairs follow these principles: /uni25...

Synergistic gangrene This rare condition is due to the synergistic action of non-haemolytic strep...

Rare external hernias Perineal hernia Primary perineal hernias are very rare. The majority of per...

SPECIFIC HERNIA TYPES Hernia sites are shown in Figure 64.9 .

Spigelian hernia These hernias are uncommon although probably underdiagnosed. They a ff ect men an...