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Persistent vitello-intestinal duct: Persistent part- Meckel’s diverticulum.
Whole patent duct- fistula between ileum & umbilicus. Foul discharge. Treatment: excision. -
Persistent urachus: Cyst or urinary fistula.
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Tumours:
- Primary- SCC, Melanoma
- Secondary: Tumour tracking along ligamentum teres.
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Sister Joseph’s nodule
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Hernia: UH, PUH
The urachus is a fibrous remnant of the allantois, a canal that drains the urinary bladder of the fetus that joins and runs within the umbilical cord.
