title: The giant umbilical cord: an unusual presentation of a patent urachus.
abstract: Umbilical cord anomalies remain a frequent newborn nursery consultation for the pediatric surgeon. The authors report on a giant umbilical cord associated with a patent urachus. Although it is an uncommon anomaly, operative exploration must be carried out to repair the associated urachal remnant.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0570, USA.
authors.forename: Kerilyn K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Nobuhara
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lukish
authors.forename: Gary E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014497:Urachus / Q000002:abnormalities*