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Umbilical hernia secondary prevention

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Secondary prevention of umbilical hernia include watchful waiting, educating the parents of the natural course of the condition, and surgery if the hernia becomes strangulated. Most hernias resolve in the first few years of life.

Secondary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

  • Secondary prevention of umbilical hernia is as follows:[1][2]
    • Watchful waiting
    • Educating the parents of the natural course of the condition including complications.
      • Most umbilical hernias resolve in the first few years of life.
  • Surgery
References

References

  1. ↑ “Hernia, Umbilical – PubMed – NCBI”.
  2. ↑ “Hernia, Pediatric Umbilical – PubMed – NCBI”.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]