An interparietal hernia has a hernial sac that passes between the layers of the anterior abdominal wall. The sac may be associated with, or communicate with, the sac of a concomitant inguinal or femoral hernia.
Varieties include:
Most patients are male. They present with intestinal obstruction due to obstruction or strangulation of the hernia. Swelling is often absent in the properitoneal variety causing the condition often to be missed or diagnosed late. This is one reason for the relatively high mortality associated with this hernia.
Treatment is by operation.
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