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Revision as of 13:32, 22 January 2018

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

The medical therapy for umbilical hernia is as follows:
Management for umbilical hernias include:
- Watchful waiting
- Educating the parents of the natural course of the condition
  - Most hernias resolve in the first few years of life

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 ==Overview==
 ==Medical Therapy==
+*The medical therapy for umbilical hernia is as follows:
-When the orifice is small (< 1 or 2cm), 90% closes within 3 years (some sources state 85% of all umbilical hernias, regardless of size<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drgreene.com/21_1215.html |title=Umbilical Hernia - DrGreene.com |accessdate=2007-10-16 |format= |work=}}</ref>), and if these hernias are asymptomatic, reducible, and don't enlarge, no surgery is needed (and in other cases it must be considered). However, in some communities mothers routinely push the small bulge back in and tape a coin over the palpable hernia hole until closure occurs. This practice is not medically recommended as there is a small risk of trapping a loop of bowel under part of the coin resulting in a small area of [[ischemia|ischemic]] bowel. The use of bandages or other articles to continuously reduce the hernia is not [[evidence-based medicine|evidence-based]].
+*Management for umbilical hernias include:
+**Watchful waiting
+**Educating the parents of the natural course of the condition
+***Most hernias resolve in the first few years of life
 ==References==
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