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Femorocele; Enteromerocele; Hernia crural
Posiblemente no haya ninguna manera de evitar la aparición de una hernia, o, si usted ya tiene una, de impedir que se atasque o se vuelva gangrenosa. Sin embargo, el hecho de tratar de evitar poner demasiada presión sobre la pared abdominal puede ayudar.
Malangoni MA, Rosen MJ, eds. Hernias. In: Townsend CM Jr., Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 44.
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