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After introducing the embryology, we describe the clinical diagnosis of the different presentations: weeping of mucus, faeces or urine. There is a description of how to assess exomphalos (omphalocele) and gastroschisis, and sections on umbilical and epigastric hernia.
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Puri P, Höllwarth (eds) (2009). Pediatric Surgery. Diagnosis and Management. Springer, Dordrecht.
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Hutson, J.M., Beasley, S.W. (2013). The Umbilicus. In: The Surgical Examination of Children. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29814-1_6
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