Incarcerated umbilical cord hernia containing the gallbladder

A 16 day-old boy infant with an umbilical mass underwent operative exploration of the umbilicus. The mass proved to be a gallbladder incarcerated in a hernia of the umbilical cord. Distinguishing an omphalocele from an umbilical cord hernia is not obvious and can be arbitrary. Morphologically, the t...

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Main Authors: Ann M. Kulungowski, Lindel Dewberry, John F. Bealer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616302044