eventration
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Introduction
Protrusion of omentum & or intestine through an opening in the abdominal wall.
Eventration of the diaphragm refers to an extreme elevation of a hemidiaphragm. The diaphragm is generally atrophic & thin.
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995