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Česky / Czech version | ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 49, 1, 2007, pp. 19–20 |
BURIED UMBILICUS: AN IATROGENIC CAUSE OF
A DISCHARGING UMBILICAL WOUND Mendis D.1, Pohl M. J.2 1Department of ENT Surgery, University Hospital Coventry, Coventry, and 2Department of Plastic Surgery, St Georgeʼs NHS Trust, London, Great Britain |
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Summary: We report on a patient who had a previous abdominoplasty with umbilical reconstruction. The patient presented one-year postoperatively
with periumbilical cellulitis. This was felt to be due to a retained stitch, which when removed improved the patientʼs symptoms.
However, a further recurrence prompted a surgical exploration, which demonstrated that the original umbilicus had been left in place
and buried. This was corrected and the patient has had no further problems at subsequent follow-up.
This case presents an iatrogenic cause of a discharging umbilicus; it is reported in context with the differential diagnoses, which should
be considered for an infected umbilicus.
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