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A Rare Case Presentation of a Symptomatic Omphalomesenteric Cyst in an Adult, 24-Year-Old Patient, Treated with Laparoscopic Resection

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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Abstract

A persistent omphalomesenteric duct remnant is a rare finding, which typically presents in the pediatric population. Most commonly, it is encountered in the form of a Meckel’s diverticulum. In rare instances, omphalomesenteric cysts have been reported in the pediatric population. We present a case of a symptomatic omphalomesenteric cyst in an adult male and our management of this entity.

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Shohrat Annaberdyev, Tony Capizzani & Matthew Moorman

  2. Cleveland Clinic Department of Pathology, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Thomas Plesec

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Accepted as a poster at the 2013 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Meeting in Baltimore, MD, USA on April 17–20, 2013.

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Annaberdyev, S., Capizzani, T., Plesec, T. et al. A Rare Case Presentation of a Symptomatic Omphalomesenteric Cyst in an Adult, 24-Year-Old Patient, Treated with Laparoscopic Resection. J Gastrointest Surg 17, 1503–1506 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-013-2207-4

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