The giant umbilical cord: an unusual presentation of a patent urachus.
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.
Nobuhara
Kerilyn K
KK
Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0570, USA.
Lukish
Jeffrey R
JR
Hartman
Gary E
GE
Gilbert
James C
JC
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014497:Urachus / Q000002:abnormalities*