Transumbilical resection and umbilical plasty for patent omphalomesenteric duct.
This paper describes a transumbilical resection and umbilical plasty for treatment of a patent omphalomesenteric duct (POMD). In a newborn infant with a POMD, a skin incision was made circumscribing the mucocutaneous junction of the protruded duct. The duct was completely extirpated with a wedge resection of the connection to the intestine and an umbilical plasty was performed. The postoperative appearance was excellent. It appears that transumbilical resection and umbilical plasty may be a satisfactory operation for POMD.
Hasegawa
T
T
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kinan General Hospital, Wakayama, Japan.
Sakurai
T
T
Monta
O
O
Tazuke
Y
Y
Ueda
S
S
Iwasaki
Y
Y
Morimoto
Y
Y
Mizutani
S
S
Sumimura
J
J
Ban
H
H
Dezawa
T
T
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery*; D014816:Vitelline Duct / Q000601:surgery*