"Hernia, Umbilical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006554
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.614.378 C23.300.707.374.937.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Hernia, Umbilical- Hernia, Umbilical
- Exomphalos
- Umbilical Hernia
- Hernias, Umbilical
- Umbilical Hernias
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hernia, Umbilical".
- Diseases [C]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases [C16.614]
- Hernia, Umbilical [C16.614.378]
- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
- Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
- Hernia [C23.300.707]
- Hernia, Abdominal [C23.300.707.374]
- Hernia, Ventral [C23.300.707.374.937]
- Hernia, Umbilical [C23.300.707.374.937.500]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hernia, Umbilical".
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Weedn AE, Mosley BS, Cleves MA, Waller DK, Canfield MA, Correa A, Hobbs CA. Maternal reporting of prenatal ultrasounds among women in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Jan; 100(1):4-12.