 Hernia, Umbilical
"Hernia, Umbilical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006554
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.614.378 C23.300.707.374.937.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Hernia, Umbilical- Hernia, Umbilical
- Exomphalos
- Umbilical Hernia
- Hernias, Umbilical
- Umbilical Hernias
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hernia, Umbilical".
- Diseases [C]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases [C16.614]
- Hernia, Umbilical [C16.614.378]
- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
- Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
- Hernia [C23.300.707]
- Hernia, Abdominal [C23.300.707.374]
- Hernia, Ventral [C23.300.707.374.937]
- Hernia, Umbilical [C23.300.707.374.937.500]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hernia, Umbilical".
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hernia, Umbilical" by people in Profiles.
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Merkow JS, Nelson EJ. Intraoperative Acute Respiratory Failure in an Immunocompromised Patient with Human Metapneumovirus. Am J Case Rep. 2018 Mar 16; 19:301-303.
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Flack SH, Martin LD, Walker BJ, Bosenberg AT, Helmers LD, Goldin AB, Haberkern CM. Ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block or wound infiltration in children: a randomized blinded study of analgesia and bupivacaine absorption. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Sep; 24(9):968-73.
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Hammad HT, Chennamaneni V, Ahmad DS, Esmadi M. Strangulated umbilical hernia after esophagogastroduodenoscopy in a patient with liver cirrhosis and ascites. Endoscopy. 2014; 46 Suppl 1 UCTN:E247.
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Clements MB, Chalmers DJ, Meyers ML, Vemulakonda VM. Prenatal diagnosis of cloacal exstrophy: a case report and review of the literature. Urology. 2014 May; 83(5):1162-4.
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Rajab TK, Maurice M, Munyana J, Robinson B. Pericardiectomy causing abdominal hernia incarceration. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Dec; 13(6):650-2.
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Brunetti-Pierri N, Piccolo P, Morava E, Wevers RA, McGuirk M, Johnson YR, Urban Z, Dishop MK, Potocki L. Cutis laxa and fatal pulmonary hypertension: a newly recognized syndrome? Clin Dysmorphol. 2011 Apr; 20(2):77-81.
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Danzer E, Gerdes M, D'Agostino JA, Bernbaum J, Siegle J, Hoffman C, Rintoul NE, Liechty KW, Flake AW, Adzick NS, Hedrick HL. Prospective, interdisciplinary follow-up of children with prenatally diagnosed giant omphalocele: short-term neurodevelopmental outcome. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Apr; 45(4):718-23.
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Brewer S, Williams T. Finally, a sense of closure? Animal models of human ventral body wall defects. Bioessays. 2004 Dec; 26(12):1307-21.
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Hendrickson RJ, Partrick DA, Janik JS. Management of giant omphalocele in a premature low-birth-weight neonate utilizing a bedside sequential clamping technique without prosthesis. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Oct; 38(10):E14-6.
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Fogel M, Copel JA, Cullen MT, Hobbins JC, Kleinman CS. Congenital heart disease and fetal thoracoabdominal anomalies: associations in utero and the importance of cytogenetic analysis. Am J Perinatol. 1991 Nov; 8(6):411-6.
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