Abstract
Objectives: Current study has been conducted to find out the varied presentation of umbilical discharge in adults and their outcome after appropriate management. Study design : The study included the patients (29) admitted and diagnosed as a case of umbilical discharge in 5 years period from January, 2005 to December 2009. A total of 29 cases were admitted and 27 underwent surgery. Results: Maximum number of cases of umbilical discharge in adults was due to patient urachal fistulas. Other causes include post laproscopic surgery umbilical discharge, pilonidal sinus, infection due to hair follicals and foreign bodies and non-specific acute and chronic inflammation and abscess of umbilicus . Conclusion: Umbilical discharge is rare in adults & it should be thoroughly & swiftly evaluated And Failure to diagnose many result in poor outcome.
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