This reference focuses on internal intra-abdominal hernias, a relatively rare problem. It examines differences among various groups of intra-abdominal hernias, presenting a classification scheme based on a study and review of world medical literature published over the last two centuries.

This reference focuses on internal intra-abdominal hernias, a relatively rare problem. The author bases clinical information in the book on his experience with the malady over the course of 40 years as a surgeon. It carefully examines differences among various groups of intra-abdominal hernias, presenting a classification scheme based on an in-depth study and review of world medical literature published over the last two centuries. Anatomy is described and illustrated in detail, and synonyms are italicized within the text to avoid confusion with existing terminology. The mechanism for development of the "paraduodenal hernias" has been studied in detail in the cat model, presenting a different concept of the embryology of the six hernias in this region.