All issues > Volume 33(12); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(12):1713-1717. Published online December 31, 1990.

Prolapse of Ileal Mucosa Through the Patent Omphalomesenteric Duct.

Hwan Gyu Park¹, Ki Soo Pai¹, Jeong Wan Yoo¹, Kook In Park¹, Ran Namgung¹, Chul Lee¹, Dong Gwan Han¹, Eui Ho Hwang², In Joon Choi³

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul Korea
²Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul Korea
³Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul Korea

Received: July 2, 1990;  Accepted: August 30, 1990.

Abstract

The omphalomesenteric duct in the embryo is a communication between the yolk sac and primitive gut. The duct closes by six to eight weeks of intrauterine life and disappears soon after. Patent omphalomesenteric duct is a congenital anomaly which occurs when there is incomplete closure of the duct during this period. The authors experienced a cases whereby a 29-day old male baby had patent omphalomesenteric duct with herniation of ileal mucosa and report it with accompanying literatures.

Keywords :Patent omphalomesenteric duct. Prolapse of ileal mucosa.