title: Acute incarcerated external abdominal hernia.
abstract: External abdominal hernia occurs when abdominal organs or tissues leave their normal anatomic site and protrude outside the skin through the congenital or acquired weakness, defects or holes on the abdominal wall, including inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, femoral hernia and so on. Acute incarcerated hernia is a common surgical emergency. With advances in minimally invasive devices and techniques, the diagnosis and treatment have witnessed major changes, such as the use of laparoscopic surgery in some cases to achieve minimally invasive treatment. However, strict adherence to the indications and contraindications is still required.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518053, China ; 2 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital & Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China.
authors.forename: Xue-Fei
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518053, China ; 2 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital & Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China.
authors.forename: Jia-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Hernia; abdominal; inguinal; laparoscopy; umbilical