Patent vitellointestinal duct with prolapse of inverted loop of small intestine: A case report

Abstract

A wide variety of anomalies may occur as a result of the vitellointestinal duct (VID) failing to obliterate completely. Most reports on symptomatic VID focus on Meckel's diverticulum, while other anomalies are given little attention. We report a case of a baby of five months who had an intestinal loop inverted through a patent VID. The inverted loop was reduced and ileostomy was done which was closed after 6 weeks. © 2007 Mohite et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.