Reasons for this test include:
UMBILICAL HERNIA
(PARA-)UMBICAL ABSCESS
DIVARICATION RECTI – SPREADING/ SPLAYING OF THE MUSCLES
ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA
LUMPS
SURGICAL SCAR COMPLICATIONS / FLUID COLLECTIONS
TRAUMA
URACHUS = Remnant /patent urachus is a tubular structure that connects and drains (the apex of) the bladder and connects to the umbilicus. It is also called the median umbilical ligament, the urachus is a remnant of two embryonic structures: the cloaca and the allantois. It normally closes and obliterates after birth, but can defectively re-open.
PRE- and POST- LIPOSUCTION MAPPING (- see next entry).
No preparation is required for this test.