RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58103987
T1 Umbilical Hernia
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58103987
RD 2024/04/25
AB •  Bulge  elicited  by  the  Valsalva  maneuver  at  the  umbilicus•  Main  complaint  associated  with  umbilical  hernias  is  the  cosmetic  appearance•  Patients  may  note  discomfort  or  a  heaviness  sensation  associated  with  the  hernia  bulge•  The  hernia  sac  usually  contains  only  pre-peritoneal  fat  although  small  bowel  or  other  abdominal  viscera  may  be  present•  Classification  of  incisional  hernias-Reducible:  Visceral  contents  of  the  hernia  sac  able  to  retract  into  the  abdominal  cavity-Incarcerated:  Visceral  contents  cannot  be  returned  to  the  abdominal  cavity-Strangulated:  Incarcerated  hernia  where  the  blood  flow  to  the  entrapped  viscera  is  compromised