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Incisional hernia

Incisional hernia
An incisional hernia occurs when bowel protrudes through a defect or weakness resulting from a surgical incision. It appears as a bulge near a surgical scar on the abdomen.
Reproduced with permission from: Weber, J, Kelley, J. Health Assessment in Nursing, Second Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. Copyright © 2003 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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