Umbilical Hernia: Basic Concepts, Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Authors:   Clínica Hospital Mérida, ISSSTE. Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán., Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service, Noguera Echeverría Alexis Emir ,   21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Acevedo Iglesias Gabriela ,   Medical Student, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Lovera Vargas Victor Santiago ,   Medical Student, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Ibarra-Guerrero María Fernanda ,   MD, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Rodríguez-Sosa Sergio Heinar ,   General Surgical Residents, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Esquivel-Díaz Francisco Rodolfo ,   Anesthesiology Resident, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Hernández-Luna J. Edgar Efraín ,   General Surgical Residents, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Vásquez-Muñoz Ileana Marisol ,   General Surgical Residents, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Espadas-Velásquez Jorge Alberto ,   General Surgical Residents, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Cáceres-Moreno Cristobal Aldair ,   Medical Intern of Social Service, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Jarquin Delgado Albertinio ,   General Surgical Residents, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México., Padrón-Arredondo Guillermo ,   General Surgeons, Hospital Clinic Mérida, ISSSTE, General Surgery Service; 21 Street, Susulá, Comissary, PC 97249, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Published: October 2023

Umbilical Hernias are those ventral type hernias, and can be located within the umbilicus or in its surroundings, according to “The European Hernia Society “classifications, a hernia can be defined as an umbilical hernia when is located 3 cm above and 3cm below the umbilicus. In order to classify hernias, they have to be divided into 3 types: Omphalocele and gastroschisis, infant umbilical hernias and acquired umbilical hernias. The diagnosis of the patients with umbilical hernias must be correlated with the clinic, although these patients generally are asymptomatic and do not display any other complications besides from an esthetic defect. If the clinical diagnosis is very complicated, image studies may be required as an abdominal ultrasound, tomography or a magnetic resonance. The umbilical hernia treatment can be expectant, open surgery or laparoscopic surgery, depending on the characteristics of the affected patient or the umbilical hernia.