title: Congenital intestinal fistula with exomphalos minor.
abstract: Minor degrees of exomphalos have been known to be associated with vitellointestinal duct anomalies. The most frequent association is Meckel's diverticulum. It is unusual for a fistula to be communicating directly with the exomphalos sac. We report five neonates that presented with a fistula on the exomphalos sac over a 10-year period. The different variants of patent vitellointestinal duct in these cases have been discussed with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Surgical Unit, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Brice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Antao
authors.forename: Ewen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mackinnon
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital*; D008297:Male