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Umbilical hernia

2023-12-18 17:44:02
Hello doctors, I do have 8mm umbilical hernia found in my stomach and this lost many months, I don't have any pain, this was found in random check, do I need surgery for this?
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As u r not having any symptoms and size of the defect also small so surgery is not required at present

Answered2023-12-18 19:05:05

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