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colpocele, vaginocele
hernia projecting into the vagina
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diverticulum
a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
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eventration
protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall
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exomphalos
an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
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diaphragmatic hernia, hiatal hernia, hiatus hernia
hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
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inguinal hernia
hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males
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keratocele
hernia of the cornea
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laparocele
hernia through the abdomen
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omphalocele, umbilical hernia
protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
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Meckel's diverticulum
a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac
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colpocystocele, cystocele
hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
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proctocele, rectocele
protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
