Incarcerated Umbilical Hernia in a 14-Month-Old Female: A Rare Case of Bowel Strangulation

An umbilical hernia, although considered a benign condition of childhood, may rarely manifest with serious complications such as incarceration and viscous organ strangulation. One such case is presented in this report in an attempt to enrich the current literature, due to the relative lack of data i...

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Autores principales: Kepertis, Chrysostomos, Tsopozidi, Maria, Anastasiadis, Kleanthis, Godosis, Dimitrios, Demiri, Charikleia, Spyridakis, Ioannis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33114140
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pediatric12030017
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Sumario:An umbilical hernia, although considered a benign condition of childhood, may rarely manifest with serious complications such as incarceration and viscous organ strangulation. One such case is presented in this report in an attempt to enrich the current literature, due to the relative lack of data in regard to complicated umbilical hernias in children and definite guidelines regarding the monitoring and management of uncomplicated cases. In addition, we discuss some of the latest advancements concerning the matter at issue.

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