TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Abdominal Wall Hernias A1 - Ordoobadi, Alexander J. A1 - Whang, Edward E. A2 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2025 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 16th Edition AB - The abdominal wall consists of layers of fascia, muscle, and other tissues that together form one of the boundaries of the abdominal cavity. An abdominal wall hernia is a defect in one or more of these layers (primarily fascia) through which intra-abdominal tissues or organs can protrude. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2025/03/20 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1211531147 ER -