[Persistent ductus omphaloentericus--a possible cause of bleeding umbilicus]

D Fink; G Schär; O R Köchli; D Perucchini; U Haller

doi:10.1159/000272466

[Persistent ductus omphaloentericus--a possible cause of bleeding umbilicus]

Gynakol Geburtshilfliche Rundsch. 1995;35(1):26-8. doi: 10.1159/000272466.

[Article in German]

Authors

D Fink¹, G Schär, O R Köchli, D Perucchini, U Haller

Affiliation

¹ Departement für Frauenheilkunde, Universitätsspital Zürich, Schweiz.

PMID: 7727970
DOI: 10.1159/000272466

Abstract

We report the case of a 23-year-old woman with a persistent omphalomesenteric duct. The diagnosis was verified by histology. Further differential diagnoses of bleeding umbilicus are the urachal fistula and endometriosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Hemorrhage / pathology*
Hemorrhage / surgery
Humans
Recurrence
Umbilicus / abnormalities*
Umbilicus / pathology
Umbilicus / surgery
Vitelline Duct / abnormalities*
Vitelline Duct / pathology
Vitelline Duct / surgery