Umbilical Hernia, Umbilical Plasty, and Linea Alba Hernia

Abstract

Umbilical hernia is a common disease that we encounter daily as pediatric surgical disease. The surgical procedure has been established. However, the surgical procedure for the giant umbilical hernia or the hernia with redundant skin has not been established yet. In this chapter, I described mainly typical umbilical plasty and atypical umbilical plasty for special hernias such as giant umbilical hernia and hernia with redundant skin. I described perioperative management and the surgical procedure for typical umbilical hernia. And, I described diamond resection, Onizuka method, modified Onizuka method, and four skin flap method for these atypical umbilical hernias. Also, I mentioned treatment for linea alba hernia.

The figures in this chapter are reprinted with permission from Standard Pediatric Operative Surgery (in Japanese), Medical View Co., Ltd., 2013, with the exception of occasional newly added figures that may appear.