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This paper describes a transumbilical resection and umbilical plasty for treatment of a patent omphalomesenteric duct (POMD). In a newborn infant with a POMD, a skin incision was made circumscribing the mucocutaneous junction of the protruded duct. The duct was completely extirpated with a wedge resection of the connection to the intestine and an umbilical plasty was performed. The postoperative appearance was excellent. It appears that transumbilical resection and umbilical plasty may be a satisfactory operation for POMD.
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Accepted: 18 November 1996
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Hasegawa, T., Sakurai, T., Monta, O. et al. Transumbilical resection and umbilical plasty for patent omphalomesenteric duct. Pediatr Surg Int 13, 180–181 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050282
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