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==Introduction==  

 

==Description==  

[[Image:hernial sac.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Diagram of a hernial sac (Copyright Elspeth Milne 2007)]]

[[Image:hernial sac.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Diagram of a hernial sac (Copyright Elspeth Milne 2007)]]

A hernia is defined as the displacement of an organ through a normal aperture (a '''true hernia''') or pathological aperture ('''false hernia''' or '''rupture''').  The mobile organs of the abdomen are most commonly displaced through apertures in the abdominal wall, diaphragm, inguinal canal or femoral canal.  

A hernia is defined as the displacement of an organ through a normal aperture (a '''true hernia''') or pathological aperture ('''false hernia''' or '''rupture''').  The mobile organs of the abdomen are most commonly displaced through apertures in the abdominal wall, diaphragm, inguinal canal or femoral canal.  

[http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=22114 Image of congenital umbilical hernia in a pig from Cornell Veterinary Medicine]

[http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=22114 Image of congenital umbilical hernia in a pig from Cornell Veterinary Medicine]

[[Category:Intestine_-_Physical_Disturbances]]

[[Category:Intestine_-_Physical_Disturbances]]

[[Category:Peritoneal_Cavity_-_Developmental_Pathology]][[Category:Peritoneal Cavity Diseases - Dog]][[Category:Peritoneal Cavity Diseases - Cat]][[Category:Donkey]][[Category:Peritoneal Diseases - Cattle]][[Category:Peritoneal Diseases - Sheep]]

[[Category:Peritoneal_Cavity_-_Developmental_Pathology]][[Category:Peritoneal Cavity Diseases - Dog]][[Category:Peritoneal Cavity Diseases - Cat]][[Category:Donkey]][[Category:Peritoneal Diseases - Cattle]][[Category:Peritoneal Diseases - Sheep]]