Abstract
Abstract Failure of the peritoneum to fuse with the umbilical vein can lead to nonfixation of the falciform ligament. The exposed remnant of umbilical vein persists as a congenital band spanning the peritoneal cavity from the umbilicus to the liver. This abnormality has been associated with internal herniation and bowel obstruction in infants. We describe a case of pyloric stenosis in an infant who, at the time of laparoscopic pyloromyotomy, was found to have nonfixation of the falciform ligament causing a volvulus of the transverse colon without clinical signs of obstruction.
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