Congenital umbilical hernia

Case contributed by Dijendra Nath Biswas
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Midline painless mass since birth

Patient Data

Age: 10 months
Gender: Male
x-ray

X-ray of the abdomen in frontal and lateral projections shows a soft tissue opacity protruding from the umbilical region containing gut loops. 

Proximal gut loops are not dilated. No intra-abdominal free air is seen.

Case Discussion

10 month old male child presented with painless midline abdominal mass since birth. On x-ray there is a soft tissue opacity mass, protruding from the umbilical region containing gut loops without any proximal gut loops dilatation and free intra-abdominal air. Features are suggestive of congenital umbilical hernia containing gut loops without any obvious sign of complication.

 

Additional contributor: Dr Nitish Upadhyay

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