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Hernial sac contents

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A hernia may contain:

  • a section of bowel
  • omentum
  • part of the circumference of bowel (Richter's hernia)
  • two loops of bowel (Maydl's hernia)
  • Meckel's diverticulum (Littre's hernia)
  • bladder

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