Descriptor English: | Hernia, Umbilical | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Hernia Umbilical
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Hérnia Umbilical | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Hernie ombilicale | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Exomphalos Hernias, Umbilical Omphalocele Omphaloceles Umbilical Hernia Umbilical Hernias |
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Tree number(s): |
C16.614.378 C23.300.707.374.937.500 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006554 | ||||||
Scope note: | A HERNIA due to an imperfect closure or weakness of the umbilical ring. It appears as a skin-covered protrusion at the UMBILICUS during crying, coughing, or straining. The hernia generally consists of OMENTUM or SMALL INTESTINE. The vast majority of umbilical hernias are congenital but can be acquired due to severe abdominal distention. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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Public MeSH Note: | 80; was UMBILICAL HERNIA 1963-79 |
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Online Note: | use HERNIA, UMBILICAL to search UMBILICAL HERNIA 1966-79 |
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History Note: | 80; was UMBILICAL HERNIA 1963-79 |
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Related: |
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
MeSH | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 6713 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D006554 | ||||||
NLM Classification: | WI 955 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1980/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2015/06/22 |
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Hernia, Umbilical
- Preferred
Omphalocele
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0010269 |
Scope note | A HERNIA due to an imperfect closure or weakness of the umbilical ring. It appears as a skin-covered protrusion at the UMBILICUS during crying, coughing, or straining. The hernia generally consists of OMENTUM or SMALL INTESTINE. The vast majority of umbilical hernias are congenital but can be acquired due to severe abdominal distention. |
Preferred term | Hernia, Umbilical |
Entry term(s) |
Exomphalos Hernias, Umbilical Umbilical Hernia Umbilical Hernias |
Concept UI |
M0010270 |
Scope note | A congenital defect with major fissure in the ABDOMINAL WALL at the UMBILICUS resulting in the extrusion of VISCERA through the UMBILICUS. Unlike GASTROSCHISIS, omphalocele is covered with PERITONEUM but without overlying SKIN. |
Preferred term | Omphalocele |
Entry term(s) |
Omphaloceles |
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