Strangulated umbilical hernia in infancy.
This is a case report of a 3-month-old infant with strangulation of the intestinal contents of an umbilical hernia. There are only 11 other reported cases of this rarity and the conservative attitude to infant umbilical hernias should continue.
D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply; D007223:Infant; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male