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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?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

See surgeon: Could be suture granuloma or a small hernia from incision. Get examined by surgeon

Answered 12/22/2015

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

Specializes in Trauma Surgery

Call your surgeon: May be wound dehiscence (hernia) and need repair

Answered 3/13/2016

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