epigastric hernia

Epigastric hernias usually appear in adults.

Symptomatic epigastric hernias are repaired with surgery.

Epigastric hernia.

Epigastric hernia: a hernia through the linea alba above the umbilicus.

An epigastric hernia is a type of hernia which may develop in the epigastrium (upper, central part of the abdomen).

He competed in a number of sports and was a junior league boxer up until his 16th birthday, when he sustained a double epigastric hernia during a fight.

Unlike the benign diastasis recti, epigastric hernia may trap fat and other tissues inside the opening of the hernia, causing pain and tissue damage.

The condition can be diagnosed by physical exam, and must be differentiated from an epigastric hernia or incisional hernia, if the patient has had abdominal surgery.

The hernias of the anterior abdominal wall include: epigastric hernias, umbilical hernias, spigelian hernias and incisional hernias.