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Congenital hernia of the umbilical cord is rare; only few cases of its association with other congenital intestinal anomalies have been previously described in the literature. [1,2,3,4,5] We report a case of congenital hernia of the umbilical cord associated with type IIIa ileal atresia in a newborn
E mail: meetsurgeon007@yahoo.co.in Submitted: 25-07-2016 Conflict of interest: Nil persistent cloaca have been reported earlier. [1,2,3,4,5,6,7] Intestinal atresia associated with congenital hernia of umbilical cord is extremely rare
The earlier reported cases were type I proximal jejunal atresia, type IIIb ileal atresia, type I colonic atresia, and jejunal with colonic atresia. [1,2,3,4,5] Intestinal atresia occurs as a consequence of in-utero vascular insult
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Congenital hernia of the umbilical cord is rare; only few cases of its association with other congenital intestinal anomalies have been previously described in the literature. [1,2,3,4,5] We report a case of congenital hernia of the umbilical cord associated with type IIIa ileal atresia in a newborn. He presented to our department with a small fleshy swelling at the base of the umbilicus, bilious vomiting and epigastric fullness. Abdominal examination revealed hernia of umbilical cord.
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