Question
My child is one year old, and recently, they have been crying a lot at night and don’t want to breastfeed. After visiting the hospital, the doctor made an initial diagnosis of umbilical hernia, and I’m very worried. I don’t know the specific symptoms of umbilical hernia, can it be treated?
Answer
Umbilical hernia, also known as umbilical protusion or embryonic umbilical cord hernia, is a congenital abdominal wall malformation. It refers to a part of the intestine protruding through a defect in the umbilical wall at birth; the protruding intestine is covered only by a thin, transparent membrane composed of amniotic and peritoneal membranes. The incidence rate in newborns is 1 in 3,200 to 10,000, with more cases in boys. Don’t worry too much; it can be specifically treated!