BACKGROUND Umbilical defects may cause technical problems for general surgeons in patients during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) operations and may increase the incidence of incisional hernia. AIM The objectives of this study were to determine the optimal repair method for umbilical hernias that already exist or are encountered incidentally and to present data regarding potential problems ...

BACKGROUND Gender differences are expected to influence the pattern and outcome of management of abdominal wall hernias. Some of these are left to speculations with few published articles on hernias in females. OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical pattern of abdominal wall hernias in females. METHOD A 5 year retrospective review. RESULT There were 181 female patients with 184 hernias repre...

We present two cases of umbilical hernia incarceration following large volume paracentesis (LVP) in patients with cirrhotic ascites. Both patients became symptomatic within 48 hours after the LVP. Although being rare, given the significantly higher mortality rate of cirrhotic patients undergoing emergent herniorrhaphy, this complication of LVP is potentially serious. Therefore, it is recommende...

The aim of this paper is to stay a very rare umbilico-inguinal fistula (UIF) resulting from a delayed suture reaction after the use of silk suture to repair an inguinal hernia. A 3-year-old boy presented with persistent umbilical discharge. The initial diagnosis was omphalitis and he was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics but a UIF was subsequently diagnosed. Surgery was performed to ascer...

Malignant epithelial tumors presenting within the hernia sacs are rare, occurring in 0.14% of all surgically removed adult hernia sac cases [1]. Most reports document inguinal or umbilical hernia sac with metastatic adenocarcinoma from multiple organs [1-4]. To the best of our knowledge, no cases of ventral hernia sac with metastatic urothelial carcinoma have been previously reported. We herein...

We present a 57-year-old male chronic haemodialysis patient with a giant umbilical hernia. After two months on dialysis, incarceration of the hernia with partial intestinal obstruction occurred, and this led to severe hypoproteinaemia secondary to protein-losing enteropathy, caused by increased lymphatic pressure. These problems were resolved following surgical repair of the hernia. There are f...

Materials and methods: Gilt and boar progeny from 8276 litters of a genetic multiplier that used four dam lines and fi ve sire lines were observed for umbilical hernias by 11 weeks of age. Hernias were attributed to birth litter. Odds of umbilical hernia development were calculated using logistic regression and rates were calculated using Poisson regression. Negative binomial models using sire ...

Hernias containing incarcerated Meckel's diverticulum are rare and often asymptomatic. The proper preoperative diagnosis is difficult to establish. The presence of a Meckel's diverticulum incarcerated in a hernia should be consider in a differential diagnosis of abdominal disease that is not sufficiently apparent. We present a case of a 22 years old male patient with a Meckel's diverticulum inc...

Umbilical and supraumbilical catheter insertion is a common procedure performed in the NICU. It is a safe and usually easy procedure devoid of serious mishaps, morbidity and mortality. Complications such as hemorrhage, infection, hernia, evisceration, omphalitis, portal vein thrombosis and portal hypertension may occur after umbilical catheter insertion. Other uncommon and rare complications re...

UNLABELLED Experience in the use of Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery procedures and the persistent urge to improve the cosmetic effect have contributed to the introduction of mesh repair of an umbilical hernia by means of a small incision in the natural position of the umbilicus. The aim of the study was to present the surgical technique and assess its postoperative results. MATERIAL AND ...