UNLABELLED Umbilical hernia has gained little attention from surgeons in comparison with other types of abdominal wall hernias (inguinal, postoperative); however, the primary suture for umbilical hernia is associated with a recurrence rate of 19-54%. The aim of this study was to analyze the results of the umbilical hernia repair and to assess the independent risk factors influencing umbilical h...

spermatic cord liposarcomas are very rare tumors. patients usually present with painless growing scrotal swellings which are clinically misdiagnosed as hernia. the correct diagnosis is not common and usually they present as operative or histological surprises. to our knowledge, there are about 186 similar cases reported in the literature. herein we report three cases of spermatic cord liposarco...

OBJECTIVE To report a case of accidental decapitation of a persistent omphaloenteric duct (POD) in congenital hernia of the umbilical cord in a newborn male. CASE PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION The newborn was transferred to an intensive care unit, where under closer inspection the diagnosis of an omphalocele was presumed. Surgical exploration at our Pediatric Surgical University Clinic reveal...

conclusion our study revealed that the hypoplastic umbilical artery group’s non-dominant cia had higher ri values than the contralateral dominant cia. results eleven of the 165 patients (6.7%) demonstrated a hypoplastic umbilical artery. second-trimester us showed median dominant and non-dominant cia pi values of 1.43 and 1.60 (p = 0.062), respectively, and median dominant and non-dominant cia ...

BACKGROUND Patients with end-stage renal failure due to huge autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease usually have an umbilical hernia and rectus abdominis diastasis, which are very troublesome. Pretransplant bilateral nephrectomy techniques does not manage the umbilical hernia and rectus abdominis diastasis. We report our experience in performing bilateral nephrectomy and repairing the rec...

BACKGROUND Wound healing is a complex and dynamic process following damage in tissue structures. Due to extensive skin damage caused by burn injuries, this study determined the role of human adult peripheral and umbilical cord blood platelet-rich plasma on proliferation and migration in human skin fibroblasts. METHODS Platelet-rich plasma (5, 10, 15, 20 and 50% PRP) from human umbilica...

BACKGROUND Umbilical cord hemangioma is very rare and may not be detected prenatally. However, it should be considered in differential diagnosis with other umbilical masses because it can cause significant morbidity. METHODS We report the case of a newborn referred with suspected omphalitis and umbilical hernia. RESULTS Physical examination showed an irreducible umbilical tumor, the size of...