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- Etiology: Loop of bowel or part of omentum herniates into umbilicus
- Imaging AXR: Midline circular density in abdomen
- Imaging US: Loop of bowel or part of omenum within the umbilicus
- DDX:
- Complications: Can cause bowel obstruction and incarceration
- Treatment: Immediate manual reduction and ultimately surgical correction
- Clinical:
Radiology Cases of Umbilical Hernia
AXR lateral shows mildly dilated loops of bowel from the stomach to the rectum, including a loop of bowel located anteriorly within the umbilicus.