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The giant umbilical cord: an unusual presentation of a patent urachus |
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| Authors: | Nobuhara Kerilyn K Lukish Jeffrey R Hartman Gary E Gilbert James C |
| Affiliation: | a Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA b Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA |
| Abstract: | Umbilical cord anomalies remain a frequent newborn nursery consultation for the pediatric surgeon. The authors report on a giant umbilical cord associated with a patent urachus. Although it is an uncommon anomaly, operative exploration must be carried out to repair the associated urachal remnant. |
| Keywords: | Umbilical cord urachus |
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