Umbilical-hernia in a Sentence
  • A large groin hernia or an umbilical hernia are usually obvious.
  • An umbilical hernia occurs when a portion of the bowel protrudes through a small defect in the abdominal wall muscle near where the umbilical cord attaches to the baby's abdomen.
  • For children in whom the umbilical hernia does not resolve, surgery is not usually performed until after the age of five.