However, you can also get a femoral hernia (in the upper thigh), hiatal hernia (in the diaphragm muscle), incisional hernia ...

Umbilical hernia does not have any vital symptoms except for these two, other symptoms occur in the later stages of umbilical hernia when the bulge increases. In children, it is usually painless ...

Hernia umbilikalis atau pusar bodong bisa dialami oleh beberapa bayi saat lahir. Beberapa kasus membutuhkan penanganan khusus ...

"An umbilical hernia is basically a hole where the muscles near your belly button didn't close properly," Ann O’Connor, M.D., surgeon at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, tells SELF.

Most umbilical hernias are harmless and don’t require treatment. In children who develop an umbilical hernia before the age of 6 months, the hernia often goes away by the time the child is 3 or 4.

An inguinal hernia is due to the presence of weakness in the abdominal wall that is present, even at birth. This occurs because the muscles of the abdominal wall fail to close as they should.

Umbilical hernias are most common in babies and usually close on their own. However, adults can get them as well and sometimes, as in Jernigan's case, surgery is needed to repair them.

You can’t fix it unless you sew it up. But not everyone with an inguinal hernia needs surgery. Hernias should be repaired if they’re symptomatic; otherwise, many can be watched.

Inguinal hernias, however, do not close spontaneously and surgery is recommended. If hernia contents get stuck in the opening, the lump may get firm and cause pain. Prompt medical attention is ...

Symptoms of an inguinal hernia in your child may include: A bulge in the groin that goes away when lying down or resting Burning or aching at the bulge and/or groin Pain in the groin or near the bulge ...

An umbilical hernia can usually be seen after the umbilical cord stump falls off, within a few weeks after birth. But some children don't get a hernia until they're a little older.