ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Hernias
DD55 — Epigastric hernia

ICD-11 DD55 — Epigastric hernia

A hernia occurs through the weak area of the upper abdomen between the umbilicus and the xiphoid on the linea alba. Although congenital epigastric hernias have been described in infants, they are usually considered an acquired condition.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.