Asymptomatic Umbilical Hernia in Liver Cirrhosis View PDF

^*Xingshun Qi
Department Of Gastroenterology, General Hospital Of Shenyang Military Are, Shenyang, China

^*Corresponding Author:

Xingshun Qi
Department Of Gastroenterology, General Hospital Of Shenyang Military Are, Shenyang, China
Email:xingshunqi@126.com

Published on: 2016-03-10

Abstract

Umbilical hernia is a life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis. Herein, we demonstrated two interesting cases with liver cirrhosis that presented with asymptomatic umbilical hernia, but did not undergo any surgery.

Keywords

Umbilical hernia; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cirrhosis

Introduction

Umbilical hernia is an abdominal wall complication of liver cirrhosis with gross ascites. Most of cases with umbilical hernia are asymptomatic, but some cases develop rupture or strangulation. In this paper, we reported two cases with liver cirrhosis presenting with asymptomatic umbilical hernia.