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Umbilical Hernia : Treatments

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Treatments Overview Articles

Umbilical hernia
Usually, no treatment is needed unless the hernia continues past age 3 or 4. In very rare cases, bowel or other tissue can bulge out and lose its blood supply (become strangulated).
Source:ADAM
Date:August 15, 2007

Specific Treatments Articles

Umbilical Hernia Repair
An umbilical hernia repair is a surgical procedure performed to fix a weakness in the abdominal wall or to close an opening near the umbilicus(navel) that has allowed abdominal contents to protrude. The abdominal contents may or may not be contain...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Umbilical hernia repair
Umbilical hernia repair is surgery to repair an umbilical hernia. An umbilical hernia is a weak spot in the inner liningof your belly that allows tissue in your abdomen to push through.You will probably receive general anesthesia(asleep and pain-f...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 30, 2009
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