PMID- 9880758
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19990128
LR  - 20041117
IS  - 0179-0358 (Print)
IS  - 0179-0358 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 3
DP  - 1998 Dec
TI  - Patent omphalomesenteric duct of the vermiform appendix in a neonate: congenital 
      appendicoumbilical fistula.
PG  - 229-30
AB  - Umbilical anomalies arise from fetal structures such as the omphalomesenteric 
      duct (OMD) or urachus or from failure of closure of the umbilical fascial ring. 
      Persistence of the OMD may lead to several anomalies including umbilical sinus, 
      umbilical cyst, Meckel's diverticulum, or patent OMD (POMD). A POMD is usually 
      associated with the ileum, but rarely may be with the caecum or appendix. We 
      describe a POMD of the vermiform appendix and discuss the possible pathogenesis 
      and management.
FAU - Crankson, S J
AU  - Crankson SJ
AD  - Department of Surgery, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, PO Box 22490, Riyadh, 
      11426 Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Ahmed, G S
AU  - Ahmed GS
FAU - Palkar, V
AU  - Palkar V
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Germany
TA  - Pediatr Surg Int
JT  - Pediatric surgery international
JID - 8609169
SB  - IM
MH  - *Appendix
MH  - Cecal Diseases/*congenital/diagnosis/surgery
MH  - Female
MH  - Fistula/*congenital/diagnosis/surgery
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Intestinal Fistula/*congenital/diagnosis/surgery
MH  - *Umbilicus
MH  - Vitelline Duct/*abnormalities
EDAT- 1999/01/09 00:00
MHDA- 1999/01/09 00:01
CRDT- 1999/01/09 00:00
PHST- 1999/01/09 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/01/09 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/01/09 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s003830050496 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Pediatr Surg Int. 1998 Dec;14(3):229-30. doi: 10.1007/s003830050496.