Enteric duplication cyst resembling umbilical cord cyst: Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation
We report a case of a neonatal male with a prenatal diagnosis of umbilical cord cyst that was finally diagnosed as an ileal duplication cyst after post-natal surgical exploration of the umbilical mass. To our knowledge, a similar case has never been reported previously. Although this form of present...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of perinatology 2006-06, Vol.26 (6), p.368-370 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We report a case of a neonatal male with a prenatal diagnosis of umbilical cord cyst that was finally diagnosed as an ileal duplication cyst after post-natal surgical exploration of the umbilical mass. To our knowledge, a similar case has never been reported previously. Although this form of presentation of enteric duplication cyst is exceptional, it should be taken into consideration when evaluating suspected umbilical cord cysts. |
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ISSN: | 0743-8346 1476-5543 |
DOI: | 10.1038/sj.jp.7211520 |