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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Infant, Newborn, Diseases > Hernia, Umbilical
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Hernia, Umbilical  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Exomphalos
  • Hernias, Umbilical
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Umbilical Hernias

Scope note

  • A HERNIA due to an imperfect closure or weakness of the umbilical ring. It appears as a skin-covered protrusion at the UMBILICUS during crying, coughing, or straining. The hernia generally consists of OMENTUM or SMALL INTESTINE. The vast majority of umbilical hernias are congenital but can be acquired due to severe abdominal distention.

History note

  • 80; was UMBILICAL HERNIA 1963-79

In other languages

  • napatyrä

    Finnish

  • hernia umbilicalis
  • navanvierustyrä
  • umbilikaalihernia
  • umbilikaalityrä
  • Navelbråck

    Swedish

  • Omfalocele
  • Stort bukväggsbråck
  • Umbilikalbråck

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006554

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