ABSTRACT
La persistencia del conducto onfalomesentérico permeable es una de las formas de presentación menos frecuente, dentro de la patología, de los restos embrionarios derivados de este conducto. Se presenta el caso de un lactante de 30 días de vida a quien se le hace un diagnóstico de conducto onfalomesentérico permeable y se realiza cirugía resectiva, con una buena evolución postoperatoria inmediata y con alta a domicilio a los 8 días. Se revisan los datos de embriología así como de patología, la presentación clínica, los diagnósticos diferenciales y las opciones terapéuticas.
The persistence of permeable omphalosenteric duct is one of the less frequent forms of presentation, within the pathology, of the embryonic remnants derived from this duct. We present the case of a 30-day-old infant who is diagnosed with permeable omphalomesenteric duct, and resective surgery is performed, with a good postoperative evolution and with home discharge at 8 days. The embryology data as well as the pathology, the clinical presentation, the differential diagnoses and the therapeutic options are reviewed.
A persistência do ducto onfalossentérico permeável é uma das formas menos freqüentes de apresentação, dentro da patologia, dos remanescentes embrionários derivados desse ducto. Apresentamos o caso de um lactente de 30 dias que é diagnosticado comducto oncomumentérico permeável, sendo realizada cirurgia ressectiva, com boa evolução pós-operatória e com descarga domiciliar aos 8 dias. Os dados da embriologia, bem como a patologia, a apresentação clínica, os diagnósticos diferenciais e as opções terapêuticas são revisados.
Subject(s)
Humans , Infant, Newborn , Vitelline Duct/surgery , Vitelline Duct/pathology , Diverticulitis , Meckel Diverticulum/surgery , Meckel Diverticulum/diagnosis , Vitelline Duct/abnormalities , Intestinal Fistula/surgeryABSTRACT
Vitellointestinal {omphalo-mesenteric (OMD)} duct connects the developing mid-gut to the primitive yolk sac, provides nutrition to the embryo and remains patent and connected to the intestines until the fifth to ninth week of gestational period. Varied remnants of the vitellointestinal duct have been reported. The present case report describes a completely obliterated fibrous remnant of the duct. The remnant presented as a thick cord extending from the umbilicus towards the terminal part of ileum with a Meckel’s diverticulum. Herein, we report a case of 20 yr old male who presented with the features of small bowel obstruction due to completely obliterated fibrous remnant of the duct which is a rare entity. Although persistent omphalomesentric duct is an extremely infrequent cause of small bowel obstruction in adult patients, it should be taken into consideration in patients without any previous surgical history.