Omentum in the Pediatric Umbilical Hernia: Is It a Potential Alarm for the Appearance of Complications?
Umbilical hernia is a common benign condition which resolves spontaneously during the first five years of life. However, in certain cases there are some characteristics which may be indicative of a different prognostic approach, as they increase the possibility of complications. The two cases of umb...
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| author | Xenophon Sinopidis Antonios Panagidis Vasileios Alexopoulos Ageliki Karatza Konstantina Mitropoulou Anastasia Varvarigou George Georgiou |
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| description | Umbilical hernia is a common benign condition which resolves spontaneously during the first five years of life. However, in certain cases there are some characteristics which may be indicative of a different prognostic approach, as they increase the possibility of complications. The two cases of umbilical hernia that we describe here were treated operatively and revealed the presence of strangulated and adhered omentum, respectively. Reflecting on the adhesive properties of the omentum, we hypothesized that this may occur more often than it is believed, especially in those cases that are described as recurrent symptomatic herniations. In such cases, there should be increased alert for the possibility of complications during the period of the conservative expectance for resolution. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3d11e9029e3840a8b339a4e8679c4d642025-08-20T03:55:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112012-01-01201210.1155/2012/463628463628Omentum in the Pediatric Umbilical Hernia: Is It a Potential Alarm for the Appearance of Complications?Xenophon Sinopidis0Antonios Panagidis1Vasileios Alexopoulos2Ageliki Karatza3Konstantina Mitropoulou4Anastasia Varvarigou5George Georgiou6Department of Surgery, Karamandanion Children’s Hospital, 26331 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Karamandanion Children’s Hospital, 26331 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Karamandanion Children’s Hospital, 26331 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Karamandanion Children’s Hospital, 26331 Patras, GreeceUmbilical hernia is a common benign condition which resolves spontaneously during the first five years of life. However, in certain cases there are some characteristics which may be indicative of a different prognostic approach, as they increase the possibility of complications. The two cases of umbilical hernia that we describe here were treated operatively and revealed the presence of strangulated and adhered omentum, respectively. Reflecting on the adhesive properties of the omentum, we hypothesized that this may occur more often than it is believed, especially in those cases that are described as recurrent symptomatic herniations. In such cases, there should be increased alert for the possibility of complications during the period of the conservative expectance for resolution.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/463628 |
| spellingShingle | Xenophon Sinopidis Antonios Panagidis Vasileios Alexopoulos Ageliki Karatza Konstantina Mitropoulou Anastasia Varvarigou George Georgiou Omentum in the Pediatric Umbilical Hernia: Is It a Potential Alarm for the Appearance of Complications? Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Omentum in the Pediatric Umbilical Hernia: Is It a Potential Alarm for the Appearance of Complications? |
| title_full | Omentum in the Pediatric Umbilical Hernia: Is It a Potential Alarm for the Appearance of Complications? |
| title_fullStr | Omentum in the Pediatric Umbilical Hernia: Is It a Potential Alarm for the Appearance of Complications? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Omentum in the Pediatric Umbilical Hernia: Is It a Potential Alarm for the Appearance of Complications? |
| title_short | Omentum in the Pediatric Umbilical Hernia: Is It a Potential Alarm for the Appearance of Complications? |
| title_sort | omentum in the pediatric umbilical hernia is it a potential alarm for the appearance of complications |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/463628 |
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