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Jessica Saifee1, Mackenzie Shindorf2, Omar Samara1
1University of Colorado School of Medicine (CUSOM), Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
|March 21, 2022
Abstract:
Incarceration of an umbilical hernia (UH) rarely occurs in the pediatric population. They usually resolve spontaneously or are treated after the child turns 4-5 years old [1, 2]. Risk factors for incarceration have been identified, but little is understood about how incarceration of an UH occurs.

