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Thursday, November 2, 2017

List of All named Hernias (Hernia Eponyms/Special Hernia)


Hernia is the abnormal protusion of a viscous or a part of it through an opening with a sac covering it. It could either be internal or external and not necessarily from the abdominal cavity. The most commonly encountered are the inguinal hernias and femoral hernia. But there are certain hernias that are named and arise from its specific location or contain specific content.

Hernia Eponyms on the basis of their similarity with the adjacent ones

Name of Hernia
Description
Bochdalek’s Hernia
Congenital Posterolateral Hernia of Diaphargm
Morgagni Hernia4
Through Larry’s space in Diaphargm
Larry’s Hernia4
Gibbon Hernia
Hernia with Hydrocele
Bergers Hernia
Hernia in Pouch of Douglas
Romberg Hernia1
Concurrent Ipsilateral Direct and indirect Inguinal Hernia
Saddle Hernia1
Dual Hernia1
Lumbar Hernia
Hernia in lumbar triangles of type Petit’s and Grynfelt
Obturator Hernia
Hernia through Obturator Canal
Grynfelt Hernia
Upper Lumbar triangle Hernia
Petit’s Hernia
Lower Lumbar Triangle Hernia
Femoral Hernia        
Hernia medial to Femoral Vein in Femoral canal
Cooper’s Hernia6
Femoral Hernia with two sacs
Bilocular femoral Hernia6
Cloquet’s Hernia
Hernia Through Pectineal aponeurosis
Callison-Cloquet Hernia
Through Pectineus Muscle and its fascia
Narath’s Hernia
Behind Femoral Artery in congenital dislocation of Hip
Hesselbach’s Hernia
Lateral to Femoral Artery
Serofini’s Hernia
Behind Femoral Vessels
Laugier’s Hernia
Through Lacunar Ligament
Teale’s Hernia5
In front of Femoral Vessels
Velpeau Hernia5
Richter’s Hernia
Part of circumference of bowel wall is entrapped
Littre’s Hernia
Contains Meckel Diverticulum
Sliding Hernia
Hernia with a part of the wall formed by the viscus
Hernia En Glissae
Hernia with a part of the wall formed by the viscus
Maydl’s Hernia2
Two loops of bowel in Hernia sac with remaining part in abdomen
W Hernia/Hernia in W2
Retrograde Hernia2
Two loops of bowel in Hernia sac with remaining part in abdomen
Phantom Hernia
Localised Muscle Bulge following Muscle Paralysis
Mery’s Hernia7
Through the perineal floor  
Perineal Hernia7
Spigelian Hernia
Hernia through Speligian Fascia
Sciatic hernia
Hernia through greater or lesser sciatic foramen
Little’s hernia3
Appendix in inguinal  Hernial Sac
Amyand hernia3
De Garengeots Hernia
Incarceration of appendix within Femoral Hernia
Beclards Hernia
Femoral Hernia Through Saphenous Opening
Barth’s Hernia
Hernia Between Adbominal wall and Persistent Vitellointestinal Duct
Holthouse’s Hernia                   
Inguinal Hernia That has turned outward into the groin
Grubers Hernia
Internal Mesogastric Hernia
Mesocolic hernia
Transmesenteric Hernia
Kronlem Hernia
Inguinoproperitoneal Hernia
Trietz Hernia
Paraduodenal Hernia
Rieux Hernia
Retrocaecal Hernia



Hernia Eponyms in alphabetical order

Name of Hernia
Description
Amyand hernia3
Appendix in inguinal hernia Sac
Barth’s Hernia
Hernia Between Adbominal wall and Persistent Vitellointestinal Duct
Beclards Hernia
Femoral Hernia Through Saphenous Opening
Bergers Hernia
Hernia in Pouch of Douglas
Bilocular femoral Hernia6
Femoral Hernia with two sacs
Bochdalek’s Hernia
Congenital Posterolateral Hernia of Diaphargm
Callison-Cloquet Hernia
Through Pectineus Muscle and its fascia
Cloquet’s Hernia
Hernia Through Pectineal aponeurosis
Cooper’s Hernia6
Femoral Hernia with two sacs
De Garengeots Hernia
Incarceration of appendix within Femoral Hernia
Dual Hernia1
Concurrent Ipsilateral Direct and indirect Inguinal Hernia
Femoral Hernia        
Hernia medial to Femoral Vein in Femoral canal
Gibbon Hernia
Hernia with Hydrocele
Grubers Hernia
Internal Mesogastric Hernia
Grynfelt Hernia
Upper Lumbar triangle Hernia
Hernia En Glissae
Hernia with a part of the wall formed by the viscus
Hesselbach’s Hernia
Lateral to Femoral Artery
Holthouse’s Hernia                   
Inguinal Hernia That has turned outward into the groin
Kronlem Hernia
Inguinoproperitoneal Hernia
Larry’s Hernia4
Through Larry’s space in Diaphargm
Laugier’s Hernia
Through Lacunar Ligament
Little’s hernia3
Appendix in inguinal  Hernial Sac
Littre’s Hernia
Contains Meckel Diverticulum
Lumbar Hernia
Hernia in lumbar triangles of type Petit’s and Grynfelt
Maydl’s Hernia2
Two loops of bowel in Hernia sac with remaining part in abdomen
Mery’s Hernia7
Through the perineal floor
Mesocolic hernia
Transmesenteric Hernia
Morgagni Hernia4
Through Larry’s space in Diaphargm
Narath’s Hernia
Behind Femoral Artery in congenital dislocation of Hip
Obturator Hernia
Hernia through Obturator Canal
Perineal Hernia7
Through the perineal floor
Petit’s Hernia
Lower Lumbar Triangle Hernia
Phantom Hernia
Localised Muscle Bulge following Muscle Paralysis
Retrograde Hernia2
Two loops of bowel in Hernia sac with remaining part in abdomen
Richter’s Hernia
Part of circumference of bowel wall is entrapped
Rieux Hernia
Retrocaecal Hernia
Romberg Hernia1
Concurrent Ipsilateral Direct and indirect Inguinal Hernia
Saddle Hernia1
Concurrent Ipsilateral Direct and indirect Inguinal Hernia
Sciatic hernia
Hernia through greater or lesser sciatic foramen
Serofini’s Hernia
Behind Femoral Vessels
Sliding Hernia
Hernia with a part of the wall formed by the viscus
Spigelian Hernia
Hernia through Speligian Fascia
Teale’s Hernia5
In front of Femoral Vessels
Trietz Hernia
Paraduodenal Hernia
Velpeau Hernia5
In front of Femoral Vessels
W Hernia/Hernia in W2
Two loops of bowel in Hernia sac with remaining part in abdomen


The number in superscript suggest that the hernias with the same number are actually same with various names.


Sources
SRB’s Manual Of Surgery
https://medicallegends.blogspot.com/2015/08/named-hernias.html
http://lessons4medicos.blogspot.com/2009/07/different-eponymous-types-of-hernia.html
Internet

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