Umbilical hernia

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An umbilical hernia is a hole in the muscles around the bellybutton through which the intestines slip. The operation will repair the hole. It will take about 60 minutes.

Umbilical hernia: Should my child have surgery?
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Umbilical hernias are common in infants. They occur slightly more often in African Americans. Most umbilical hernias are not related to disease.

Umbilical hernia:
By 1 year of age, many umbilical hernias will have closed on their own without needing surgery. Nearly all umbilical hernias will have closed without surgery by age 5.
Placing a coin or strap over the hernia will not fix it.

After your child's umbilical hernia repair
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Umbilical hernia A protrusion of part of the intestine through a defect in the abdominal wall around the belly button, usually manifested as a small bulge. Usually not serious and requiring no medical treatment.

umbilical hernia - a weakness in the abdominal muscles.
unilateral - affecting one side of the body. For example, unilateral kidney cancer occurs in one kidney only.

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Umbilical hernias are common in newborns and infants younger than 6 months. They occur when part of the intestines bulge through the abdominal wall next to the belly button.

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1. Herniation of bowel through umbilical ligament
A hernia is when an internal part of the body, such as an organ, pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall.

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Umbilical hernia - a weakness in the abdominal muscles which can cause an outward bulging of tissue and/or organs in the abdomen.
Unilateral - affecting one side of the body. For example, unilateral kidney cancer occurs in one kidney only.

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Umbilical hernias can vary in size. They are rarely bigger than about 1 in. (2.5 cm) across. Most children don't feel pain from the hernia.

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Umbilical hernias may need no treatment and often improve with time as the muscles of the abdomen develop. If they persist after the age of five, you may want to review the problem.

Umbilical hernias occur:
more often in African-American babies.
more often in premature babies.
Why is a hernia a concern?

umbilical hernia - a weakness in the abdominal muscles.
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vernix - a white, greasy, cheese-like substance that covers the skin of many babies at birth.

Umbilical hernias, as the name implies, occur around the navel. The herniated tissues are returned to the abdomen, and the adjacent muscle is pulled together over the incision for reinforcement.

UMBILICAL HERNIA (Omphalocele)
SYMPTOMS"A grape to basketball sized skin sac in the belly button.

Most umbilical hernias do not need repairing. Smaller hernias are usually repaired by an operation which simply closes the defect with stitches. However, umbilical and parumbilical hernias over 2 cm in length are usually repaired by using a mesh.

Congenital umbilical hernias rarely strangulate and are not treated; most resolve spontaneously within several years. Very large defects may be repaired electively after age 2 yr.

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Umbilical hernias occur directly beneath or near the navel. Hernias that occur where a surgery has taken place are called incisional hernias.

An umbilical hernia, which occurs near a newborn's belly button, is the second most common. The other common type is an incisional hernia, which occurs after surgery.

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An everted umbilicus may indicate ascites or umbilical hernia. An inverted umbilicus may indicate distention from gas; it’s also common in obesity.

A hernia in the naval area is called an umbilical hernia. You can also develop a hiatus hernia which is when the upper part of the stomach pushes up into the diaphragm because of a weak sphincter muscle.

Enlarged hands, feet and prominent mandible (acromegaloid features), umbilical hernia and lytic lesions (look like bone is eaten-up on X-rays) in the long bones of the body such as the humerus, femur, etc. after puberty.

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Other abdominal wall defects, such as a soft out-pouching around the belly-button (an umbilical hernia), are also common.

This syndrome, of unknown cause, is characterised by a group of the following findings: large tongue, organ enlargement (visceromegaly), large body size, umbilical hernia and neonatal hypoglycaemia. Evidence suggests a genetic lesion.

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A hernia is caused by the protrusion of a viscus through a weakness in the containing wall. This weakness may be inherent, as in the case of inguinal, femoral and umbilical hernias.

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Bethwith-Wiedemann syndrome: A consistent group of findings of unknown causes and characterized by a large tongue, large organs, large body size, umbilical hernia, navel hernia and low blood sugar in the newborn.

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Almost 700,000 are performed each year. Common types of hernias include:
inguinal or femoral hernias, located in the groin
umbilical hernias, located at the belly button
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Another type of hernia, called a ventral hernia, occurs in the midline of the abdomen, usually above the navel (umbilicus). This type of hernia is usually painless. Hernias can also occur within the navel (umbilical hernia).

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