sac

[sak]

a baglike organ or structure; see also bag, pocket, and pouch.

air s's (alveolar s's) the spaces into which the alveolar ducts open distally, and with which the alveoli communicate; see also lung.

amniotic sac the sac formed by the amnion, enclosing the fetus suspended in amniotic fluid; popularly known as the bag of waters.

conjunctival sac the potential space, lined by conjunctiva, between the eyelids and the eyeball.

endolymphatic sac the blind, flattened cerebral end of the endolymphatic duct.

hernial sac the peritoneal pouch that encloses protruding intestine.

lacrimal sac the dilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct; see also lacrimal apparatus.

yolk sac the extraembryonic membrane connected with the midgut; in vertebrates below true mammals, it contains a yolk mass.

Yolk sac in a developing embryo. From Applegate, 2000.

her·ni·al sac

the protruding envelope of peritoneum in a hernia.

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her·ni·al sac

(hĕr'nē-ăl sak)

The peritoneal envelope of a hernia.

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hernial sac

A bag of PERITONEUM pushed through a hernial orifice and containing the loop of bowel or other body part that has herniated.

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Port of entry Patients, n Hernia side, n Right Left Hernial sac 124 74 50 Umbilicus 76 62 14 Total 200 136 64 Table 3: Correlation between age, contralateral patent processus vaginalis (CPPV), and clinically elucidated contralateral hernia.

Patent Contralateral Processus Vaginalis in Infants and Children: Is Herniotomy Justified

Sliding hernias are those in which typically the posterior part of the wall of the hernial sac is formed by a viscus and/or its mesentery.It is a rarity for a sliding hernia to present with symptoms of pain, as there are very little chances of it strangulating or becoming obstructed.

A normal appendix in a painful sliding hernia - an unusual case

A preoperative diagnosis of scrotal cystocele allows to place a urethral catheter, with the aim to decompress the bladder before surgery and to fill the bladder with saline fluid and a blue dye (methylene blue) intraoperatively, in order to help surgeon to better identify the hernial sac content and to preserve urinary structure integrity.

Inguinal Bladder and Ureter Hernia Permagna: Definition of a Rare Clinical Entity and Case Report

Few prominent vessels in the hernial sac were identified and a vessel sparing ligation of the sac was done at the deep ring.

Biological repair of indirect inguinal hernia using the hernial sac

Ligation of hernial sac, use of clamps, suturing of hernial sac and radical operation are normally performed to correct the umbilical hernia, although open herniorraphy is the most common method of treatment (O'Connor, 1980).

Herniorraphy for Management of Umbilical Hernia in a Calf

Intraoperatively, the appendix and the caecum were found to be present in the hernial sac and both were in viable condition.

Amyand's hernia: a case report

In addition, surgical manipulation to achieve visualization of the entire appendix and its base by enlarging the hernial defect or distending the neck of the hernial sac increases the possibility of recurrence by weakening the anatomic structures around the defect.

Perforated appendix in the indirect inguinal hernial sac presenting with a scrotal emergency: a prospective study

Under strict asepsis, an elliptical skin incision was made over the swelling for resecting infected tissue and separation of adhesions between hernial sac and abomasum.

Surgical management of umbilical hernia with abomasal fistula in a calf

Hernioplasty was done and hernial sac was sent for routine histopathological examination.

Tuberculosis in the sac of paraumbilical hernia

Presence of a uterine horn and fallopian tube within an indirect hernial sac: report of a rare case.

Torsion of ovary in MRKH syndrome presenting as irreducible sliding inguinal hernia

In 1982, Ger attempted minimal access groin hernia repair by closing the opening of an indirect inguinal hernial sac using clips.

Laparoscopic TEP versus open hernioplasty: a comparative study of extraperitoneal tension free mesh repairs in inguinal hernia

Motile intestinal loops were palpable within the hernial sac. To confirm the diagnosis, trans-abdominal real time B-mode ultra-sonography was conducted using 3.5-5 MHz convex transducer in sagital and transverse plane was performed and revealed fluid filled motile intestinal loops beneath the skin in the hernial sac (Fig.

Hernioplasty for repair of congenital lateral abdominal hernia in a calf