Incarcerated umbilical hernia in a 22-month-old child

Jessica Saifee; Mackenzie Shindorf; Omar Samara; Steven Bourland; Stig Somme

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjac052

Incarcerated umbilical hernia in a 22-month-old child

J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Mar 17;2022(3):rjac052. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac052. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

Jessica Saifee¹, Mackenzie Shindorf², Omar Samara¹, Steven Bourland³, Stig Somme⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Colorado School of Medicine (CUSOM), Aurora, Colorado, USA.
² Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Colorado Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA.

Abstract

Incarceration of an umbilical hernia (UH) rarely occurs in the pediatric population. They usually resolve spontaneously or are treated after the child turns 4-5 years old [1, 2]. Risk factors for incarceration have been identified, but little is understood about how incarceration of an UH occurs.

Publication types

Case Reports