Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old

Although umbilical hernias are common in children, most close spontaneously or are operated within 5 years of age. We report a case of neglected proboscis umbilical hernia in a 10-year-old boy which became incarcerated and was about the size of the boy's abdominal cavity.

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Main Authors:	M A Mushfiqur Rahman, Mohammad Zonaid Chowdhury, Mohammed Kafil Hasan, Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:	Umbilical hernia Proboscis Incarcerated
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621001184

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spelling	doaj-394d464543164842b4f4fb5493bcc57d2021-05-22T04:37:19ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662021-07-0170101897Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year oldM A Mushfiqur Rahman0Mohammad Zonaid Chowdhury1Mohammed Kafil Hasan2Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury3Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram, BangladeshDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram, BangladeshDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram, BangladeshCorresponding author. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chittagong Medical College, 1, KB Fazlul Kader Road, Chattogram, 4203, Bangladesh.; Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram, BangladeshAlthough umbilical hernias are common in children, most close spontaneously or are operated within 5 years of age. We report a case of neglected proboscis umbilical hernia in a 10-year-old boy which became incarcerated and was about the size of the boy's abdominal cavity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621001184Umbilical herniaProboscisIncarcerated
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spellingShingle	M A Mushfiqur Rahman Mohammad Zonaid Chowdhury Mohammed Kafil Hasan Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Umbilical hernia Proboscis Incarcerated
author_facet	M A Mushfiqur Rahman Mohammad Zonaid Chowdhury Mohammed Kafil Hasan Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury
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title	Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old
title_short	Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old
title_full	Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old
title_fullStr	Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old
title_full_unstemmed	Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old
title_sort	umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old
publisher	Elsevier
series	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn	2213-5766
publishDate	2021-07-01
description	Although umbilical hernias are common in children, most close spontaneously or are operated within 5 years of age. We report a case of neglected proboscis umbilical hernia in a 10-year-old boy which became incarcerated and was about the size of the boy's abdominal cavity.
topic	Umbilical hernia Proboscis Incarcerated
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621001184
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Umbilical hernia with giant proboscis in a 10-year old

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