II. Epidemiology
- Prevalence: 10-30%
III. Pathophysiology
- Type of Ventral Hernia
- Infants
- Congenital defect in linea alba (failure to close completely at birth)
- Umbilical ring usually closes by age 12-18 months
- Repair is rarely recommended under age 3 years
- Regardless of Hernia size, 89% spontaneously close by age 5 years
- Adults (Paraumbilical Hernia): Predisposing factors
IV. Signs
V. Differential Diagnosis
VI. Complications
- High risk of Incarcerated Hernia (especially men and Overweight women)
- Incarceration typically with preperitoneal fat
- Large Umbilical Hernias may entrap Large Bowel
VII. References
- Degowin (1987) Diagnostic Examination, p. 489-96
- Goroll (2000) Primary Care Medicine, p. 431-433
- Stevens (2013) Crit Dec Emerg Med 27(9): 2
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Concepts | Anatomical Abnormality (T190) |
ICD10 | K42 |
SnomedCT | 196873009, 266515007, 196854005, 155754003, 29862005 |
English | Paraumbilical hernia, Unspecif.paraumbilical hernia, Unspecified paraumbilical hernia, Para-umbilical hernia, paraumbilical hernia, para-umbilical hernia, hernias para umbilical, para umbilical hernia, Unspecified paraumbilical hernia (disorder), paraumbilical hernia (diagnosis), Paraumbilical hernia (disorder), Paraumbilical hernia, NOS |
Spanish | Hernia paraumbilical, hernia paraumbilical no especificada, hernia paraumbilical no especificada (trastorno), hernia paraumbilical (trastorno), hernia paraumbilical |
Portuguese | Hérnia paraumbilical |
French | Hernie para-ombilicale |
Italian | Ernia paraombelicale |
German | Nabelbruch |
Dutch | paranavelhernia |
Czech | Paraumbilikální hernie |
Japanese | サイシュウイヘルニア, ヘソシュウイヘルニア, 臍周囲ヘルニア |
Hungarian | Para-umbilicalis hernia |
Ontology: Umbilical hernia (C0019322)
Concepts | Anatomical Abnormality (T190) |
ICD10 | K42 , K42.9 |
SnomedCT | 196871006, 266514006, 196875002, 196854005, 155753009, 49324006, 196874003, 396347007 |
English | Umbilical hernia, Umbilical hernia NOS, Hernia Umbilical, Unspecif.umbilical hernia NOS, Unspecified umbilical hernia, Unspecified umbilical hernia NOS, abdomen hernia umbilical, umbilical hernia (physical finding), umbilical hernia (diagnosis), umbilical hernia, umbilical hernias, Hernia;umbilical, exomphalos, Umbilical hernias, Umbilical Hernia, Hernia - umbilical, Unspecified umbilical hernia (disorder), Umbilical hernia NOS (disorder), Unspecified umbilical hernia NOS (disorder), Umbilical hernia (disorder), hernia; umbilical, umbilical; hernia, Umbilical hernia, NOS |
Italian | Ernia ombelicale, Ernie ombelicali, Ernia ombelicale NAS |
Dutch | navelbreuk NAO, hernia; umbilicalis, umbilicalis; hernia, navelbreuken, navelbreuk, Hernia umbilicalis |
French | Hernie ombilicale SAI, Hernie ombilicale, Hernies ombilicales |
German | Nabelbruch NNB, Hernia umbilicalis, Nabelbruch, Nabelbrueche |
Portuguese | Hérnia umbilical NE, Hérnia umbilical, Hérnias umbilicais |
Spanish | Hernia umbilical NEOM, hernia umbilical, SAI (trastorno), hernia umbilical no especificada (trastorno), hernia umbilical no especificada, hernia umbilical, SAI, hernia paraumbilical no especificada, SAI (trastorno), hernia paraumbilical no especificada, SAI, hernia umbilical (trastorno), hernia umbilical, Hernia umbilical, Hernias umbilicales |
Japanese | 臍ヘルニアNOS, 臍ヘルニア, ヘソヘルニアNOS, サイヘルニアNOS, サイヘルニア |
Czech | Pupeční kýla, Pupeční kýly, Pupeční kýla NOS |
Korean | 배꼽헤르니아 |
Hungarian | Umbilicalis hernia k.m.n., Umbilicalis sérvek, Umbilicalis hernia |