title: Spontaneous ruptured umbilical hernia in a child with hepatic cirrhosis and ascites.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of umbilical hernia is an unusual and rarely reported complication in the patient with hepatic cirrhosis and ascites, and it may be fatal. A literature search revealed that patients have been managed both operatively and nonoperatively for this condition. All of the reported cases in the literature were adults with liver disease and ascites. We present a first case of spontaneous rupture of an umbilical hernia in a child with cirrhosis and ascites, which was managed with primary repair of the hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, Harran University, 63100 Sanliurfa, Turkey. metekaya@harran.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yücesan
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
references.citation: Aust N Z J Surg. 1990 Jul;60(7):555-6
references.pmid: 2357184
references.citation: Dig Dis Sci. 1988 Jun;33(6):762-5
references.pmid: 3286159
references.citation: Ann Surg. 1983 Jul;198(1):30-4
references.pmid: 6859990
references.citation: CMAJ. 2003 Mar 18;168(6):741
references.pmid: 12642434
references.citation: Am Surg. 2002 Aug;68(8):733-4
references.pmid: 12206611