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Eviscerated urinary bladder via ruptured umbilical hernia: a rare occurrence

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Umbilical hernia is a common problem encountered in children. Rupture and evisceration are very rare phenomena, and the usual content that is eviscerated is the bowel. We present an infant who had a ruptured umbilical hernia with eviscerated urinary bladder dome. As this is the first case of its kind, it is being reported with a brief review of literature.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., 221005, India

    A. Pandey, V. Kumar, A. N. Gangopadhyay & V. D. Upadhyaya

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Pandey, A., Kumar, V., Gangopadhyay, A.N. et al. Eviscerated urinary bladder via ruptured umbilical hernia: a rare occurrence. Hernia 12, 317–319 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-007-0302-8

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