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Umbilical hernia risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of umbilical hernia includes infants, pregnancy, African American, mucopolysaccharide storage diseases, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and down syndrome.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
The risk factors for umbilical hernia are as follows:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
References
- ↑ “Hernia, Umbilical – PubMed – NCBI”.
- ↑ Blay, Eddie; Stulberg, Jonah J. (2017). “Umbilical Hernia”. JAMA. 317 (21): 2248. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.3982. ISSN 0098-7484.
- ↑ “Hernia, Pediatric Umbilical – PubMed – NCBI”.
- ↑ Oma, Erling; Jensen, Kristian K.; Jorgensen, Lars N. (2017). “Increased risk of ventral hernia recurrence after pregnancy: A nationwide register-based study”. The American Journal of Surgery. 214 (3): 474–478. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.03.044. ISSN 0002-9610.
- ↑ Zenitani, Masahiro; Sasaki, Takashi; Tanaka, Natsumi; Oue, Takaharu (2017). “Umbilical appearance and patient/parent satisfaction over 5 years of follow-up after umbilical hernia repair in children”. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.06.003. ISSN 0022-3468.
- ↑ Shankar, Divya A.; Itani, Kamal M. F.; O’Brien, William J.; Sanchez, Vivian M. (2017). “Factors Associated With Long-term Outcomes of Umbilical Hernia Repair”. JAMA Surgery. 152 (5): 461. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5052. ISSN 2168-6254.
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