"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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| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hernia, Umbilical" by people in Profiles.
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Slater BJ, Corvin CG, Heiss K, Vandewalle R, Shah SR, Cunningham M, Huang E, Lipskar AM, Denning NL, Dassinger M, Cina RA, Rothstein DH, Kauffman J, Gonzalez R, Ingram MC, Raval MV. Provider education leads to sustained reduction in pediatric opioid prescribing after surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar; 57(3):474-478.
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Piper KN, Baxter KJ, Wetzel M, McCracken C, Travers C, Slater B, Cairo SB, Rothstein DH, Cina R, Dassinger M, Bonasso P, Lipskar A, Denning NL, Huang E, Shah SR, Cunningham ME, Gonzalez R, Kauffman JD, Heiss KF, Raval MV. Provider education decreases opioid prescribing after pediatric umbilical hernia repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jul; 55(7):1319-1323.
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Bruner TW, Salazar-Reyes H, Friedman JD. Umbilical hernia repair in conjunction with abdominoplasty: a surgical technique to maintain umbilical blood supply. Aesthet Surg J. 2009 Jul-Aug; 29(4):333-4.
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Overdyk FJ, Burt N, Tagge EP, Hebra A, Williams A, Roland PJ, Wilder A, Othersen HB. "One-stop" surgery: implications for anesthesiologists of an expedited pediatric surgical process. South Med J. 1999 Mar; 92(3):308-12.
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Tagge EP, Hebra A, Overdyk F, Burt N, Egbert M, Wilder A, Williams A, Roland P, Othersen HB. One-stop surgery: evolving approach to pediatric outpatient surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Jan; 34(1):129-32.
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Davidoff AM, Hebra A, Balmer D, Templeton JM, Schnaufer L. Management of the gastrointestinal tract and nutrition in patients with cloacal exstrophy. J Pediatr Surg. 1996 Jun; 31(6):771-3.
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Othersen HB, Smith CD. Pneumatic reduction bag for treatment of gastroschisis and omphalocele. A 10-year experience. Ann Surg. 1986 May; 203(5):512-6.
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Dierdorf SF, Krishna G. Anesthetic management of neonatal surgical emergencies. Anesth Analg. 1981 Apr; 60(4):204-15.