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Congenital intestinal fistula with exomphalos minor

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Minor degrees of exomphalos have been known to be associated with vitellointestinal duct anomalies. The most frequent association is Meckel’s diverticulum. It is unusual for a fistula to be communicating directly with the exomphalos sac. We report five neonates that presented with a fistula on the exomphalos sac over a 10-year period. The different variants of patent vitellointestinal duct in these cases have been discussed with a review of the literature.

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  1. Paediatric Surgical Unit, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK

    Joanne Ng, Brice Antao & Ewen Mackinnon

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Oral poster presentation at the 6th European Congress of Paediatric Surgery held at Gdansk on May 25–28, 2005.

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Ng, J., Antao, B. & Mackinnon, E. Congenital intestinal fistula with exomphalos minor . Ped Surgery Int 22, 619–621 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1699-3

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