umbilical hernia…

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umbilical hernia, an umbilical hernia, protrusion, the peritoneum, fluid, omentum, a portion of abdominal organs, the umbilical ring, fibrous, muscle tissue around the navel, belly-button, an umbilical hernia in an infant, incomplete closure, the umbilical ring, muscle, the umbilical blood vessels passed, nourishment, developing fetus, hernia generally appears, a soft swelling beneath the skin that often protrudes, the infant is upright, crying, straining, depending on the severity, the defect, from less than 1 to more than 5 centimeters in diameter, less than 1 cm, hernias, close spontaneously, treatment by age 3 to 4 years, that, not close, require surgery, umbilical hernias, painless, umbilical hernias, common in infants, exact incidence, 1 in 6 infants, umbilical hernias occur slightly more frequently in infants of african american descent, vast majority of umbilical hernias, not related to any disease condition, umbilical hernias, associated, rare diseases, mucopolysaccharide storage diseases, beckwith-wiedemann syndrome, down syndrome, a soft protrusion over the umbilicus, flat, infant is on his back, quiet, protrudes, upright, crying, straining, a physical examination reveals the hernia, no treatment, the defect persists past the age of 2 years, in extremely rare cases, bowel, tissue, protrude, become strangulated, lack of blood flow to a section of bowel, an emergency requiring surgery, most umbilical hernias resolve, treatment by 2 years of age, that persist, successfully treated by surgery, strangulation of bowel tissue is serious, immediate surgery, rare, abdominal pain develops in an infant, an umbilical hernia, hernia becomes tender, swollen, discolored, signs of peritonitis, shock also develop, no known prevention, taping, "strapping", umbilical hernia, not cause it to go away.