umbilical hernia
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intestinal disease characterized by the protrusion by part of the intestine though an opening in the abdominal muscles
Key facts
- Specialty
- General surgery
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Research
6,464 papers- [Umbilical hernia].La Revue du praticien · 2003
- Umbilical hernia repair in patients with cirrhosis: who, when and how to treat.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022
- Umbilical hernia: could it be the 'canary in the coal mine' for a more significant abdominal wall problem?ANZ journal of surgery · 2022
- Umbilical Hernia Repair: Overview of Approaches and Review of Literature.The Surgical clinics of North America · 2018
- Umbilical hernia, epigastric hernia and diastasis recti: an open discussion.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
An umbilical hernia is a health condition where the abdominal wall behind the navel is damaged. It may cause the navel to bulge outwards—the bulge consisting of abdominal fat from the greater omentum or occasionally parts of the small intestine. The bulge can often be pressed back through the hole in the abdominal wall, and may "pop out" when coughing or otherwise acting to increase intra-abdominal pressure. Treatment is surgical, and surgery may be performed for cosmetic as well as health-related reasons.
Signs and symptoms
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