The urachus is a tubular structure that extends cranially from the anterior dome of the
bladder to the umbilicus. Urachal anomalies (UA) formation results from incomplete …

Background Disorders of the umbilicus are commonly seen in infancy, including hernias,
infections, anomalies, granulomas, and malignancies. Meticulous inspection of the …

COVID-19 is to date a global pandemic that can affect all age groups; gastrointestinal
symptoms are quite common in patients with COVID-19 and a new clinical entity defined as …

The persistent vitellointestinal duct is the rarest of all vitelline duct anomalies. This
systematic literature review was undertaken to investigate and review the demographics …

We present the case of a term newborn with trisomy 21 who presented to the paediatric
emergency department with periumbilical flare and green-brown discharge from a clamped …

BACKGROUND: Prolapse of the small intestine through the umbilicus is indeed a rare
presentation and is the most significant complication of the patent omphalomesenteric duct …

Introduction: Relatively little is known about allantois and urachal development in early
humans. Design: Serial sagittal histological sections from eight human embryos and fetuses …

The vitellointestinal duct (VID) is an embryological remnant of the vitelline duct, a structure
that connects the developing fetus to the yolk sac and is responsible for the nutritional …

A large number of congenital anomalies often involve the umbilicus. This is a report of two
such anomalies together in an infant. The child had a mass protruding from the umbilicus …

Introducción. La patología umbilical es un tema frecuente en el ámbito pediátrico, la
presentación clínica de una fístula umbilical hace pensar en dos patologías mencionadas …