 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 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 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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Raymond SL, Downard CD, St Peter SD, Baerg J, Qureshi FG, Bruch SW, Danielson PD, Renaud E, Islam S. Outcomes in omphalocele correlate with size of defect. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Aug; 54(8):1546-1550.
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Hutson S, Baerg J, Deming D, St Peter SD, Hopper A, Goff DA. High Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension Complicates the Care of Infants with Omphalocele. Neonatology. 2017; 112(3):281-286.
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Baerg JE, Thorpe DL, Sharp NE, Ramlogan SR, Hutson SM, Goff DA, Hopper AO, St Peter SD. Pulmonary hypertension predicts mortality in infants with omphalocele. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2015; 8(4):333-8.
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Feltman D, Stokes T, Kett J, Lantos JD. Is treatment futile for an extremely premature infant with giant omphalocele? Pediatrics. 2014 Jan; 133(1):123-8.
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Rosen JM, Adams PN, Saps M. Umbilical hernia repair increases the rate of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children. J Pediatr. 2013 Oct; 163(4):1065-8.
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Mortellaro VE, St Peter SD, Fike FB, Islam S. Review of the evidence on the closure of abdominal wall defects. Pediatr Surg Int. 2011 Apr; 27(4):391-7.
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Snyder CL. Current management of umbilical abnormalities and related anomalies. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2007 Feb; 16(1):41-9.
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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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Kanagawa SL, Begleiter ML, Ostlie DJ, Holcomb G, Drake W, Butler MG. Omphalocele in three generations with autosomal dominant transmission. J Med Genet. 2002 Mar; 39(3):184-5.
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