Patent vitellointestinal duct with prolapse of inverted loop of small intestine: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>A wide variety of anomalies may occur as a result of the vitellointestinal duct (VID) failing to obliterate completely. Most reports on symptomatic VID focus on Meckel's diverticulum, while other anomalies are given little attention. We report a case of a ba...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/49 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>A wide variety of anomalies may occur as a result of the vitellointestinal duct (VID) failing to obliterate completely. Most reports on symptomatic VID focus on Meckel's diverticulum, while other anomalies are given little attention. We report a case of a baby of five months who had an intestinal loop inverted through a patent VID. The inverted loop was reduced and ileostomy was done which was closed after 6 weeks.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1752-1947 |