Kronlein, Rudolf U.

Krönlein,

Rudolf U., Swiss surgeon, 1847-1910.

Krönlein hernia - a complicated hernia having a double sac, one part in the inguinal canal, the other projecting from the internal inguinal ring in the subperitoneal tissues. Synonym(s): properitoneal inguinal hernia

Krönlein operation - orbital decompression through the anterior lateral wall of the orbit.