Spontaneous Umbilical Evisceration in An Infant: A Case Report
Iranian Journal of Pediatric Surgery,
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026),
20 May 2026
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Page 95 - 101
https://doi.org/10.22037/irjps.v12i1.49700
Abstract
Umbilical evisceration is an uncommon extreme surgical emergency. The authors report the case of an infant.
A two-month-old male infant was presented with umbilical evisceration following ulceration of infectious origin on a parietal defect. The intestine was reintegrated through the umbilical ring. The post-operative course was complicated by a relapse. In the face of this complication, a laparotomy, an intestinal reintegration and a parietal repair were performed. The 2-week follow-up after discharge was satisfactory with no sign of relapse.
Spontaneous umbilical evisceration is an uncommon and unpredictable complication that should not be overlooked in the follow-up of umbilical hernia in children. Treatment is surgical by laparotomy, intestinal reintegration if the eviscerated intestinal mass is not ischaemic and parietal repair.
- umbilical hernia complication case report - evisceration - child – surgery
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