Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Annotate Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content +++ Key Features ++ More common in full-term, black infants than in white infants +++ Clinical Findings ++ Small bowel may incarcerate in small-diameter umbilical hernias Most umbilical hernias regress spontaneously if the fascial defect has a diameter < 1 cm +++ Diagnosis ++ Clinical +++ Treatment ++ Hernias persisting after age 4 years should be treated surgically Reducing the hernia and strapping the skin over the abdominal wall defect does not accelerate healing Your Access profile is currently affiliated with '[InstitutionA]' and is in the process of switching affiliations to '[InstitutionB]'. Please click ‘Continue’ to continue the affiliation switch, otherwise click ‘Cancel’ to cancel signing in. Get Free Access Through Your Institution Learn how to see if your library subscribes to McGraw Hill Medical products. Subscribe: Institutional or Individual Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Password? Forgot Username? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth