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  • Title: Indications for pneumoperitoneum in the diagnosis of congenital anomalies in the umbilical region.
    Author: Vidal J, Cortina H, Alonso A, Alberto C, Lanuza A, Perez-Candela V.
    Journal: Pediatr Radiol; 1977 Oct 28; 6(3):147-52. PubMed ID: 927977.
    Abstract:
    Thirty pneumoperitoneograms were performed postmortem and 5 were performed for diagnosis: the technique itself, the radiological anatomy of the umbilical region, and the usefulness of the procedure in diagnosis are discussed. Pneumoperitoneum may be indicated in the investigation of a bleeding Meckel's diverticulum, in the exclusion or confirmation of remnants of the omphalomesenteric duct, in chronically moist lesions of the umbilicus resistant to symptomatic treatment, in suspected cases of non-communicating urachal cysts which cannot be diagnosed by cystogram, and in the differential diagnosis of abdominal tumours related to the umbilical region.
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