Delayed Separation of the Umbilical Cord Attributable to Urachal Anomalies

The umbilical cord of the newborn usually separates and sloughs by the end of the second postnatal week. However, a wide variation exists in the age at which cord separation occurs in healthy infants with regard to ethnicity, geographical location and methods of cord care. A marked delay in cord sep...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2001-08, Vol.108 (2), p.493-495
Hauptverfasser:	Razvi, Samiya, Murphy, Ramon, Shlasko, Edward, Cunningham-Rundles, Charlotte
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Abnormalities Babies Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Infant, Newborn Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome - diagnosis Leukocytes Male Medical disorders Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Pediatrics Umbilical cord Umbilical Cord - physiology Umbilical Cord - physiopathology Umbilical Cord - surgery Urachus Urachus - abnormalities Urachus - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	The umbilical cord of the newborn usually separates and sloughs by the end of the second postnatal week. However, a wide variation exists in the age at which cord separation occurs in healthy infants with regard to ethnicity, geographical location and methods of cord care. A marked delay in cord separation raises the suspicion of leukocyte adhesion deficiency.
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.108.2.493