Obstructed Umbilical Hernia with Cecal Perforation and Omphalitis: A Unique Case in an Infant
Umbilical hernia is very commonly encountered in infants. Obstruction in an umbilical hernia, though rare, has been reported in literature. We report a rare case of a 2-month-old boy who had an obstructed cecum in the umbilical hernia with localized perforation and omphalitis.
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| description | Umbilical hernia is very commonly encountered in infants. Obstruction in an umbilical hernia, though rare, has been reported in literature. We report a rare case of a 2-month-old boy who had an obstructed cecum in the umbilical hernia with localized perforation and omphalitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a4afc60bf3894c69aeb37b7c3fac3dcb2025-08-20T04:01:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92611998-38912025-07-0130454454610.4103/jiaps.jiaps_61_25Obstructed Umbilical Hernia with Cecal Perforation and Omphalitis: A Unique Case in an InfantAmar ShahRia SharmaAryan MominAnirudh ShahUmbilical hernia is very commonly encountered in infants. Obstruction in an umbilical hernia, though rare, has been reported in literature. We report a rare case of a 2-month-old boy who had an obstructed cecum in the umbilical hernia with localized perforation and omphalitis.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_61_25cecumobstructed umbilical herniaomphalitisperforation |
| spellingShingle | Amar Shah Ria Sharma Aryan Momin Anirudh Shah Obstructed Umbilical Hernia with Cecal Perforation and Omphalitis: A Unique Case in an Infant Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons cecum obstructed umbilical hernia omphalitis perforation |
| title | Obstructed Umbilical Hernia with Cecal Perforation and Omphalitis: A Unique Case in an Infant |
| title_full | Obstructed Umbilical Hernia with Cecal Perforation and Omphalitis: A Unique Case in an Infant |
| title_fullStr | Obstructed Umbilical Hernia with Cecal Perforation and Omphalitis: A Unique Case in an Infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obstructed Umbilical Hernia with Cecal Perforation and Omphalitis: A Unique Case in an Infant |
| title_short | Obstructed Umbilical Hernia with Cecal Perforation and Omphalitis: A Unique Case in an Infant |
| title_sort | obstructed umbilical hernia with cecal perforation and omphalitis a unique case in an infant |
| topic | cecum obstructed umbilical hernia omphalitis perforation |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_61_25 |
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