What are the symptoms of a pediatric umbilical hernia?

Patient's question:

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Doctor's answer:

Infantile umbilical hernia: relatively common, mostly reducible hernia, incarceration is rare. When crying, standing, and straining, a swelling mass may protrude from the umbilicus, generally with a diameter of 1 to 2 centimeters, without other symptoms, often discovered accidentally during bathing or changing clothes.

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