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Umbilicoplasty as a Treatment for Persistent Umbilical Infection
Author(s) -
Dick E. T.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1970.tb05377.x
Subject(s) - umbilicus (mollusc) , medicine , navel , umbilical vein , umbilical cord , natural history , surgery , anatomy , biology , biochemistry , in vitro
Persistent umbilical infection is often associated with a deeply recessed umbilical scar. œdema with stenosis of the umbilical rim impedes natural drainage and favours accumulation of desquamated cells and foreign bodies such as cloth fibres and dust. Conservative treatment of persistent umbilical infection when associated with a recessed umbilical scar is usually ineffective. An operation is described which obliterates the deep recess and preserves a natural‐looking umbilicus. Sixteen such patients operated on were cured of a persistent umbilical infection.