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Guardian of a 3 yr 3 m old girl3 years ago

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# If new born had umbilical hernia with defect 5 mm,What should we do.Should we go for surgery or not.

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years ago

A. the child is having umbilical hernia which is very common in children and goes away by maximum 2 years of age.d with growing age it regresses and goes inside it does not require any intervention or treatment before 2 years if it dis non complicated. meet your doctor once who will tell you whether any intervention or wait and watch policy is required.

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