Patent Urachus with Patent Vitellointestinal Duct: A Rare Simultaneous Occurrence
A large number of congenital anomalies often involve the umbilicus. This is a report of two such anomalies together in an infant. The child had a mass protruding from the umbilicus since birth. The urachus was noted to be patent on voiding cystourethrogram. On exploration, a patent vitellointestinal duct was also noted. Resection and anastomosis was done for the vitellointestinal duct, and the urachus was excised close to the dome of the bladder. Histopathological examination confirmed a tube lined by intestinal epithelium and the urachal remnant showing a dense fibrous tube-like structure. The omphalo-mesenteric vessels are located between the urachus and the patent vitellointestinal duct, and care should be taken while incising or dissecting in this region to prevent bleeding.
Authors
- Rashi Rashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5631-2562)
- Amit Kumar Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-7819)
- Bijay Kumar Suman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1412-2928)
- Shreyas Dudhani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9730-0178)
- Keerthana Bachagala
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ajps.ajps_78_23
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57