Umbilical hernia

Umbilical hernias occur slightly more frequently in infants of African American descent. The vast majority of umbilical hernias are not related to any disease condition.
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Umbilical hernias are especially common in low-birth weight babies and black babies. They occur more often in girls than boys. Umbilical hernias and inguinal hernias are the most common hernias in infants.
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Umbilical Hernia
An umbilical hernia is a protrusion of the peritoneum and fluid, omentum, or a portion of abdominal organ(s) through the umbilical ring. The umbilical ring is the fibrous and muscle tissue around the navel (belly-button).
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Umbilical hernia: These common hernias (10-30%) are often noted at birth as a protrusion at the bellybutton (the umbilicus). This is caused when an opening in the abdominal wall, which normally closes before birth, doesn’t close completely.
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Umbilical hernias may need no
treatment
Umbilical hernias may need no treatment and often improve with time as the muscles of the abdomen develop. If they persist after the age of five, you may want to review the problem.
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Umbilical hernias usually heal on their own without treatment, most often by the time the child is 4 years old.
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Umbilical hernias occur:
in about 10 percent of all children.
more often in African-American children.
more often in girls than in boys.
more often in premature infants.
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UMBILICAL HERNIA (Omphalocele)
SYMPTOMS"A grape to basketball sized skin sac in the belly button.
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While men often get inguinal hernias, women more commonly have them down into the leg a condition called femoral hernia. Babies often have umbilical hernias, ...
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