what is umbilical hernia? symtoms? signs?

Answer 1

An umbilical hernia is a protrusion (outward bulging) of the abdominal lining, or a portion of abdominal organ(s), through the area around the navel (belly-button).

An umbilical hernia in an infant is caused by the incomplete closure of the umbilical ring (muscle), through which the umbilical blood vessels passed to provide nourishment to the developing fetus.

The hernia generally appears as a soft swelling beneath the skin that often protrudes when the infant is upright, crying, or straining. Depending on the severityof the hernia, the area of the defect can vary in size, from less than 1 to more than 5 centimeters in diameter.

Small (less than 1 cm) hernias usually close spontaneously without treatment by age 3 to 4 years. Those that do not close may require surgery. Umbilical hernias are usually painless.

Umbilical hernias are common in infants. The exact incidence is unknown, but may be as high as 1 in 6 infants.

Answer 2

UMBILICAL HERNIAS
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Connecticut and New York. Carolina, Georgia, Massachusettes, Vermont, New Hampshire, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, PA, NJ, NY, OH, VA, DE, MD, CT, KY, IN UMBILICALUMBILICAL Hernias {Photo -Pre and Post Repair}, and nearby hernias called "Paraumbilical Hernias" develop in and around the area of the umbilicus (belly button or navel). A congenital weakness (meaning present since birth) exists in the naval area in the region where vessels of the fetal and infant umbilical cord exited through the muscle of the abdominal wall. After birth, although the umbilical cord disappears (leaving just the dimpled belly-button scar), the weakness or gap in the muscle may persist. Hernias can occur in this area of weakness at any time from birth through late adulthood, as the weakness progressively bulges and opens, allowing abdominal contents to protrude through. In addition to navel deformity and an associated bulge, the signs and symptoms include pain at or near the navel area. The hernia bulge pushes out upon the skin directly at or around the navel, distorting the normal contour and architecture, creating an 'OUTIE' instead of a normal 'INNIE' navel.

UMBILICAL Although often appearing at or just after birth, these hernias can also occur at any time during later life. In INFANTS, these hernias most often gradually close by age 3 or 4, and surgery can often be delayed until that time. If however, these pediatric umbilical hernias are causing problems or enlarging, surgery can be recommended earlier. This decision for surgery should only be made after a comprehensive examination by a Pediatrician or skilled Surgeon. In adults however, umbilical hernias cannot "heal" and gradually increase in size, often becoming progressively problematic as they enlarge. Incarceration or Strangulation may occur on the occasion of large and neglected Umbilical Hernias.

UMBILICALOptimally, umbilical hernias should be repaired using a
'TENSION FREE REPAIR TECHNIQUE'.


UMBILICALUmbilical hernias often occur in adulthood because of progressive and significant tension on the congenital area of weakness beneath the navel. This develops through the normal stresses and strains of daily activity. Standard techniques still widely utilized today attempt to repair these hernias by simply closing the muscle defect with sutures placing the muscle tissue under significant tension. Often in these older method repair techniques, muscle layers are overlapped. Such suturing not only recreates the muscle layer tension that originally created the hernia defect, but too often this process also weakens adjacent tissue layers as well. Moreover, this leads to unnecessary pulling of the tissues at the hernia area. We know that any tension on sutured muscles inhibits normal healing and causes swelling, pain and prolonged recuperation. These older suture-only techniques have been shown to be less effective than Tension Free mesh repairs with a significantly higher recurrent hernia rate later on.

THE RESULT OF HERNIAS REPAIRED WITH TENSION
Excessively prolonged recovery, and more importantly, a high risk of recurrence. This need not be the case any longer

Answer 3

not sure if its the same in people as it is in dogs (my dog was born with it). It looked to me like my dog had a small soft not on his stomach (where his umbilical cord was) this felt soft and moveable to the touch. Eventually it needed surgery so Im assuming if its an umbillical hernia you should go see a doctor

Answer 4

It is a hernia around your belly button. The sign? a bulge in that area. It usually is a little uncomfortable so you'll experience pain. I'd have it looked at by a surgeon to see if it needs surgical intervention. You do not want it to become strangulated.

Answer 5

You don't have symtoms, my daughter has one the size of a half dollar, that she has had since birth, she is now 50 and it hasn't gotten any bigger. She got hers when she rolled in the birth canal. Signs are a bulge above your navel.

Answer 6

A bulge in the abdominal wall beneath the umbelicus.

Answer 7

Usually you get a bump under the skin near your belly button.