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If i can pull the skin around a bulge and the bulge disappears is it a hernia?
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Possibly: Any bulge in the abdominal wall can be a hernia. If you lie down and it goes away, or with gentle pressure, it also disappears, it could very well be a hernia. There are several typical locations, the belly button (umbilical hernia), around the groin (on the right or left side of the pelvic bone around the bladder), or at the site of a previous incision. See a general surgeon to validate the dx.
Answered 4/27/2014
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