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Umbilical hernia in children

Последний просмотренный: 30 Sep 2026
Last updated: 15 Jun 2023

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Определение

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • present since birth
  • bulge at the umbilicus
  • change in size/tension during movement
  • skin changes
  • easily reducible hernia sac
  • well-defined rim of fascia with central defect
  • variable diameter of defect
  • symptoms of small bowel obstruction
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Другие диагностические факторы

  • intermittent discomfort
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Факторы риска

  • low birth weight
  • African ancestry
  • Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS)
  • trisomy 21, 18, 13
  • congenital hypothyroidism
  • mucopolysaccharidoses
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Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • diagnosis is clinical
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Алгоритм лечения

Острый

incarcerated hernia

ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЕ

large or symptomatic hernia

small and asymptomatic hernia

Составители

Авторы

Charles L. Snyder, MD

Professor of Surgery

Chief, Section of Surgery

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City

MO

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CLS declares that he has no competing interests.

Выражение благодарностей

Dr Charles L. Snyder wishes to gratefully acknowledge Dr Charles M. Leys, a previous contributor to this topic.

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CML declares that he has no competing interests.

Рецензенты

Michael A. Skinner, MD

Professor and Vice Chairman

Pediatric Surgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

TX

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MAS declares that he has no competing interests.

Bangalore S. Ramanand, MS, DNB, FRCS, MSC

Locum Consultant Surgeon

Glan Clwyd Hospital

Rhyl

UK

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BSR declares that he has no competing interests.

LS Wong, MB ChB

Consultant Surgeon

Honorary Associate

Professor of Surgery

University Hospitals Coventry

UK

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LSW declares that he has no competing interests.

Emmanuel Atta Agaba, MD, FRCS, FACS

Fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Bronx, New York City

NY

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EAA declares that he has no competing interests.

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Основные статьи

Vohr BR, Rosenfield AG, Oh W. Umbilical hernia in the low-birth-weight infant (less than 1,500 gm). J Pediatr. 1977 May;90(5):807-8. Аннотация

Bowling K, Hart N, Cox P, et al. Management of paediatric hernia. BMJ. 2017 Oct 19;359:j4484. Аннотация

Halpern LJ. Spontaneous healing of umbilical hernias. JAMA. 1962 Nov 24;182(8):851-2. Аннотация

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