ABDOMINAL
ABDOMINAL STATION
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Umbilical hernia is therefore considered as:Therefore, umbilical hernia is considered as:
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Supra-umbilical?
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Subumbilical?
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A supraumbilical / epigastric hernia is a protrusion of fat through a small defect in the muscle fibres in the midline of the abdominal wall above the umbilicus. They tend to increase in size as the child grows.
Detailed explanation-2: -An umbilical hernia is a ventral hernia located at or near the umbilicus. The European Hernia Society classification for abdominal wall hernias defines the umbilical hernia as a hernia located from 3 cm above to 3 cm below the umbilicus[1].
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