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Umbilical and Epigastric Hernia

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Umbilical and epigastric hernias are commonly encountered by many clinicians. Patients may present with concern over the bulge or abdominal pain with straining. Imaging can be useful for both diagnosis and for operative planning. In this chapter, we cover when imaging is indicated and the suggested modalities. For those interested in performing their own bedside ultrasounds we cover the basic approach to this. Finally, we review relevant anatomy and findings on both ultrasound and computed tomography. Figures are referenced to demonstrate all the pertinent findings. The covered content is useful to anyone diagnosing hernias, radiologists describing the imaging findings of hernias, or surgeons who are reading their own images and planning an operative repair.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Jesse Bandle

  2. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Alisa M. Coker

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  1. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Salvatore Docimo Jr.

  2. Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Jeffrey A. Blatnik

  3. Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Eric M. Pauli

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Demonstration of the dynamic abdominal sonography for hernia (DASH) technique (MP4 97636 kb)

CT scan of a patient with multiple peri-umbilical defects within a diastasis (MP4 23857 kb)

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Bandle, J., Coker, A.M. (2023). Umbilical and Epigastric Hernia. In: Docimo Jr., S., Blatnik, J.A., Pauli, E.M. (eds) Fundamentals of Hernia Radiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21336-6_22

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