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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Umbilical hernia
  1. ... surgically. In most cases, by age 3 the umbilical hernia shrinks and closes without treatment. The indications for umbilical hernia repair include: Incarcerated (strangulated) umbilical hernia Defects not ...
  2. An umbilical hernia is a protrusion of the peritoneum and fluid, omentum, or a portion of abdominal organ(s) through the ... spontaneously without treatment by age 1 or 2. Umbilical hernias are usually painless and are common in infants.
  3. ... visceromegaly), large body size (macrosomia), abdominal wall defects (umbilical hernia or omphalocele), and overgrowth on one side of ...