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Infantile umbilical hernia.
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On clinical examination, the umbilical hernia was 2.5 x 2.5 cm in dimension (Figure 1), easily reducible with contents as loops of the small bowel.
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Stepwise technique in the management of infantile umbilical hernia.
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Table 1 and demonstrated in Figure 2. The technique was followed every day maintaining good hygiene, and the crepe bandage was kept on at all times, except daily changing while bathing.
Resolution of infantile umbilical hernia.
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The resolution of hernia was evident from 4 weeks which started off as umbilical inversion and completed through weeks 6-8, with total disappearance of the hernia at 8 weeks of treatment (Figure 3).