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Epigastric hernia

Epigastric hernia
An epigastric hernia occurs when bowel protrudes through a weakness in the linea alba. The small bulge appears midline between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus. It may be discovered only on palpation.
Reproduced with permission from: Weber, J, Kelley, J. Health Assessment in Nursing, Second Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. Copyright © 2003 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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