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01-01-2014 | Case Report

Intra-abdominal inverted umblical cord in gastroschisis: a unique ultrasound finding

Authors: Gonca Koc, Jesse L. Courtier, Jane S. Kim, Douglas N. Miniati, John D. MacKenzie

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

A relatively new surgical technique allows for sutureless closure of a gastroschisis defect. Immediately after birth, a long umbilical cord stump is temporarily inverted into the abdominal cavity and later retracted and used to close the abdominal wall defect. Knowledge of this entity is important since the inverted umbilical cord simulates an intra-abdominal mass on cross-sectional imaging. While this procedure is well described in the surgical literature, the imaging features of inverted umbilical cord have yet to be reported. The case presented here highlights the sonographic imaging findings of the umbilical cord during the intestinal decompression phase of sutureless repair of gastroschisis.

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Title: Intra-abdominal inverted umblical cord in gastroschisis: a unique ultrasound finding
Authors: Gonca Koc
Jesse L. Courtier
Jane S. Kim
Douglas N. Miniati
John D. MacKenzie
Publication date: 01-01-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-013-2765-3

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Intra-abdominal inverted umblical cord in gastroschisis: a unique ultrasound finding

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