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Can you have a partial hernia?
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No: Can you be partially pregnant? You either have a hernia or you don't. Some can be small and some can be large.
Answered 9/19/2013
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Not really: A hernia is an abnormal protrusion through a defect. You can have a bulge, but if its's not going through a hold, it's not a hernia. You can also have a hole in your muscle, but if nothing goes through the hole, it's not a hernia.
Answered 3/20/2015
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Hernia: We don't really call them partial hernias. A hernia is either there or isn't there. If your intensitines get stuck in a hernia, you can have a partial obstruction or a complete obstruction. Hernias can either be reducible or incarcerated as well.
Answered 6/1/2017
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