title: Internal herniation due to an omphalomesenteric duct cyst in a 69-year-old man.
abstract: Previous abdominal surgery is the most common cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction. However, in patients with no history of abdominal surgery, the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical small bowel obstruction is difficult. A persistent omphalomesenteric duct remnant is a rare finding that typically presents in the pediatric population and is extremely rare in patients aged > 60 years. In the present report, we describe the case of an omphalomesenteric duct cyst causing small bowel obstruction in a 69-year-old man with no history of a surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chung Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chung Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chung Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of).
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D014816:Vitelline Duct / Q000473:pathology*