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   Baby with an umbilical hernia (A). To repai...


Baby with an umbilical hernia (A). To repair, the hernia is cut open (B), and the contents replaced in the abdomen. Connecting tissues, or fascia, are sutured closed (C), and the skin is repaired (D). (Illustration by GGS Information Services.)
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