Surgery Definition – What is a strangulated hernia?
Surgery Definition – What is a strangulated hernia?
A strangulated hernia is a hernia which contain ischemic bowel due to mechanical obstruction of the small bowel. Mechanical obstruction will precede strangulation. Strangulation hernia may present with tender, tense, irreducible hernia with reduction in the bowel sound.
A strangulated hernia is a hernia which contain ischemic bowel due to mechanical obstruction of the small bowel. Mechanical obstruction will precede strangulation. Strangulation hernia may present with tender, tense, irreducible hernia with reduction in the bowel sound.
