title: Fetiform teratoma arising from a tubular intestinal duplication. A probable cause of ruptured exomphalos.
abstract: A neonate who had a ruptured exomphalos with a fetiform teratoma arising from the end of a long intestinal tubular duplication and a short gut is presented. The management is discussed and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Ladywood Middleway, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 8ET, UK.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Whittle
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raafat
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mitra
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery