An unusual presentation of patent urachus: report of a case

Congenital umbilical disorders are frequently seen in the pediatric population and are mostly classified as retained umbilical cord structures or failure of umbilical ring closure. Vitelline duct anomalies, urachal anomalies and umbilical herniations comprise the main group of these congenital probl...

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Published inEuropean journal of pediatric surgery Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 206
Main Authors Ozel, S K, Kazez, A, Akpolat, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2004
Subjects
Hernia, Umbilical - etiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Urachus - abnormalities
Urachus - pathology
Vitelline Duct - abnormalities
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Summary:Congenital umbilical disorders are frequently seen in the pediatric population and are mostly classified as retained umbilical cord structures or failure of umbilical ring closure. Vitelline duct anomalies, urachal anomalies and umbilical herniations comprise the main group of these congenital problems. Here we report a new presentation of vesicoumbilical patency in a 20-day-old male baby. A brief review of the literature concerning the classification of patent urachus to explain the possible mechanism of the anomaly is given.
ISSN:0939-7248
DOI:10.1055/s-2004-820916