Umbilical hernia of stomach

• Autor(es): Sampaio, R ; Ferreira, M
• Data: 1998
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/307
• Origem: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Assunto(s): Hérnia Umbilical; Doenças do Estômago
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Herniation of the stomach through the umbilicus is exceedingly rare with only one case reported in the international literature in the past 40 years. One case of a reducible gastric umbilical hernia, not diagnosed by endoscopy, is reported. Diagnosis was made by double-contrast barium examination after 5 years of symptoms and ineffective treatment. Herniation of the stomach is difficult to diagnose by endoscopy and radiological studies can be more sensitive and allow a more specific diagnosis.