Surgical treatment of patent omphalomesenteric duct

• Main Authors: José Albuquerque Landim Junior (Author), José Valmir Moura Júnior (Author), Lara Moreira Teles de Vasconcelos (Author), Sergio Oceliano da Silveira Moreira (Author), Francisco das Chagas Barros Brilhante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Omphalomesenteric duct (OMD) persistence in infants is a rare congenital malformation of the gut, with an incidence of about 2% of the population [1,2]. It usually has a difficult diagnosis, presenting as different skin related conditions or abdominal symptoms. This article reports two cases of tota...