Abstract
We report a case of umbilical hernia and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Currently, ADPKD is more frequently diagnosed. Our patient was a 63-year-old Japanese female in whom an umbilical hernia was noted. When she was 10 years old, the hernia was not treated. When the patient was 50 years old, the hernia increased in size. The patient was referred at 63 years of age for treatment of the hernia. An umbilical hernia and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) were diagnosed. The hernia was about 4 cm in size ; it had never been incarcerated. However, the patient's ADPKD was intracTable and progressive.
Due to concerns about the hernia growing and the risk of impaction, the patient had radical umbilical hernia surgery. Her postoperative course was uncomplicated. ADPKD is progressive and can affect not only the kidneys but other organs. The patient is being regularly followed. There is no evidence in the literature that ADPKD is associated with umbilical hernia.
