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15mm embelical hernia
Sir recently I had done sonography and noticed 15mm embelical hernia which is not noticed or no any symptoms and no pain now...is it required to operate??
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Yes …as defect size is small and u r not having any symptom’s so u can wait… can u see or feel the swelling..do u have any chronic cough or constipation
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
13 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Better to operate rather than waiting for a complication
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Dr. Jahid Husain
General Surgeon
3 yrs exp
Chennai
Better to get operate .
Consult online for counselling
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Dr. Aniket Vaman Chaware
General Surgeon
5 yrs exp
Pune
Currently we can wait & watch. But In near future defect size will increase & definitive treatment for umbilical hernia is surgery.
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