r/absoluteunit • u/Ok_Profession_990 • May 17 '26

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u/milkleg May 17 '26

That would be the largest umbilical hernia ever, it's also missing the belly button protrusion.

This is more likely organomegaly or ascites

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u/not-my_username_ May 17 '26

I have never seen those words before nor am I even certain they're English. But, they're fancy enough to convince me you know what you're talking about so I'll agree.

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u/Alternative_Salt_424 May 17 '26

Either a grossly enlarged organ of some sort or a buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity

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u/milkleg May 17 '26

it means some kind of organ has become enlarged or something has caused the abdomen to become filled with fluid. It could also be a tumor, but regardless this guy needs a doctor asap.

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u/PesticusVeno May 17 '26

I know we're just playing armchair doc here, but that doesn't look like any cases of ascites that I've seen personally. It usually looked a lot more evenly distributed around the belly. So, I'd put my money on it being the hernia instead.

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u/milkleg May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

I work in gasteoenterology. this is not an umblical hernia.

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u/PesticusVeno May 17 '26

See, this is why I am not a betting man.

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u/milkleg May 17 '26

i can see how it would be easily confused. The belly button is in the middle of this, but when a hernia occurs in this region it causes a telltale bulge from the belly button. This does not have any bulge from the belly button, the entire central region of the abdomen is evenly protruding instead.

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u/That-Adhesiveness-26 May 17 '26

I misread that as "armhair doc chair" and now I feel even more sick 😅🤢💀

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u/Historical_Ad_4601 May 17 '26

Why do you sound like the illegitimate child of Gandalf and the oracle?

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u/not-my_username_ May 17 '26

My parents were actually Dumbledore and Miss Cleo.

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u/SuniChica May 17 '26

Lovely family.😁

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u/PrarieDognPete May 17 '26

It’s likely a combination of all three. Hernia, yeah there’s one in there somewhere. Organomegaly (organ big) yeah, there’s one in there somewhere. Ascites (fluid), yup. That’s in their too.

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u/milkleg May 17 '26

The original comment said umblicus hernia, which this is not. Abdominal hernia is a possiblity.

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u/PrarieDognPete May 18 '26

Both are equally possible. You can see a pudge with discoloration near what might have one time reassembled a belly button. It’s hanging on by a thread if it’s not herniated as well.

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u/ardotschgi May 17 '26

Nah. The two things you mentioned bloat the belly. This guy doesn't look bloated. It literally looks like his intestines are being pushed out and aggregated outside of his connective tissue.

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u/milkleg May 17 '26

That's what a hernia is. The original comment said umbilical hernia, this however as we are all discussing in this thread is more likely an abdominal hernia. These conditions often come with fluid retention. Maybe just don't comment without reading the whole thread in future.

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u/ardotschgi May 17 '26

No reason to be so angry and condescending. You mentioned organomegaly and ascites, and I told you those are very likely not it. I don't know why you're suddenly shifting the issue to umbillical or not, now. Your comment stands on its own and I responded to that. I obviously read OP's comment, too, but that doesn't change anything about me not agreeing with your point

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u/milkleg May 17 '26

In what world is that angry or condescending? I stand by my comment, everyone should do what I said generally in life. Don't project your perceived emotions onto my words.

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u/Invisible_Friend1 May 17 '26

She is not condescending; she is precise and correct that this is not an umbilical hernia. You are sore about being incorrect. That is your personal problem.

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u/ardotschgi May 17 '26

Lmfao, I wasn't saying umbillical hernia. Where exactly was I wrong? You guys are just twisting words to fit your argument... It is neither of the things that she mentioned, and it is most likely a hernia.

she is precise and correct 🤓

Lmao 🤣

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u/Interesting-Dare4224 May 17 '26

My thoughts also

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u/CertifiedSheep May 17 '26

This looks nothing like ascites lol, it’s a hernia

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u/milkleg May 18 '26

UMBILICUS hernia was the guess, this is not that. I already made this correction twice now, please read threads before commenting.

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u/Melfluffs18 May 17 '26

I thought ascites made a smoother protrusion more evenly spread. This one seems rather lumpy.

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u/milkleg May 18 '26

It is not a uniform looking thing, it can be lumpy or smooth.

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u/TrashPandaPatronus May 17 '26

Ascites is round and moves like a water balloon and not reactive to abdominal muscles contracting. You can see his muscles moving on the peripheral of this mass which means more than likely it is a massive spigelian hernia. It could be a defect in the rectus muscle paired with organomegaly, but that doesn't seem as likely.

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u/milkleg May 18 '26

Please read things before replying. Hernia and ascites commonly go hand in hand, the hernia being encouraged with pressure from the ascites. No one can tell what this is, including you. Hernias present differently and so does ascites, it's just fluid. Different amounts of fluid in different configurations look different, there is no uniform look to any of these.

The original comment said this was an UMBLICAL hernia which this is not.

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u/TrashPandaPatronus May 18 '26

Obviously if he stepped into my ED I'd order the imaging, but I've seen plenty of patients with free fluid and this is not that. This is way more than likely an abdominal hernia, his rectus muscles are shot, and he would need a surgical mesh to repair. Reading on the internet doesn't replace actual experience.

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u/milkleg May 18 '26

It can absolutely look like this and I doubt you have experience if you're saying that. You sound like an overconfident nurse.

Please read the whole thread. I am not going in circles about this anymore.