Umbilical-hernia Sentence Examples
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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.
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