Umbilical mass resembling ram's horn: An unusual presentation

Niraj Kumar Dipak, Sidarth Parab, Vaidehi Dande, Sudha Rao

Journal of Clinical Neonatology 2017 6(1):40-42

Vitello-intestinal duct anomalies are secondary to the persistence of embryonic vitelline duct.Remnant of connection of mid-gut with yolk sac results in a number of congenital anomalies. We present a case of patent vitello-intestinal duct in which prolapse of bowel through a patent omphalomesentric fistula occurred and presented like an umbilical mass.

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