Displacement of the intestine outside the abdominal cavity with displaced portion being covered with parietal peritoneum is called?

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QUESTION

Displacement of the intestine outside the abdominal cavity with displaced portion being covered with parietal peritoneum is called?

OPTIONS

(A) Herniation
(B) Eventration
(C) Intussusception
(D) Volvulus

ANSWER

(A) Herniation

EXPLANATION

A hernia is displacement of an organ through an abnormal opening while it remains covered by a hernial sac derived from peritoneum. Eventration denotes extrusion through a defect without the typical intact sac; intussusception is bowel telescoping, and volvulus is twisting of bowel.

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