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My wife had a lap appendectomy 6 wks ago. she now has a marble sized hard lump just below the naval incision. tender when palated?
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See surgeon: Could be suture granuloma or a small hernia from incision. Get examined by surgeon
Answered 12/22/2015
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Call your surgeon: May be wound dehiscence (hernia) and need repair
Answered 3/13/2016
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