DELAYED SEPARATION OF AN APPENDIX-CONTAINING UMBILICAL STUMP

Authors
BORGNAPIGNATTI C ANDREIS IAB BETTILI G ZAMBONI G
Citation
C. Borgnapignatti et al., DELAYED SEPARATION OF AN APPENDIX-CONTAINING UMBILICAL STUMP, Journal of pediatric surgery, 30(12), 1995, pp. 1717-1718
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
30
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1717 - 1718
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1995)30:12<1717:DSOAAU>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A case of delayed separation of the umbilical cord is reported. Ultras onography and radiographic examination of the stump showed connection with the bowel. During surgery the cord was found to contain the appen dix. The authors hypothesize that this anomaly represents a small omph alocele, resulting from failure of the gut to withdraw completely from the umbilical cord, or, less likely, a hernia. (C) 1995 by W.B. Saund ers Company