title: Patent vitelline duct as a cause of acute abdomen: Case report of an adult patient.
abstract: A patent vitelline duct is an uncommon condition. Diagnosis is based on clinical and radiological findings. Complications include prolapse, intestinal obstruction, hemorrhage, and perforation. Here, we report the case of a 23-year-old man with patent vitelline duct who presented with umbilical discharge, severe abdominal pain, fever of 38.5°C, no gas/feces passage, and nausea and vomiting for three days. Laparotomy with midline incision was performed because of acute abdomen. A patent vitelline duct from the terminal ileum to the umbilicus was observed. Meckel's diverticulitis and ileus were also noted. En bloc resection of the umbilicus, patent vitelline duct and a 15 cm ileal segment was performed. The patient was discharged five days after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Feride
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alevli
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dolek
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cakabay
authors.forename: Arsenal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sezgın
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014816:Vitelline Duct / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult