Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2021; 9(36): 11228-11236
Published online Dec 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i36.11228
Surgical perspectives of symptomatic omphalomesenteric duct remnants: Differences between infancy and beyond
Ayoung Kang, Soo-Hong Kim, Yong-Hoon Cho, Hae-Young Kim
Ayoung Kang, Soo-Hong Kim, Hae-Young Kim, Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, South Korea
Yong-Hoon Cho, Department of Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, South Korea
Yong-Hoon Cho, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, South Korea
Author contributions: Cho YH and Kim SH conceptualized this study; Kang A, Kim SH, and Cho YH were involved in the study design, data collation, analysis, interpretation of results, and initial draft of manuscript; Kang A, Kim SH, Cho YH, and Kim HY reviewed the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Institutional Review Board, No. 05-2020-111.
Informed consent statement: The requirement for informed consent was waived. This was a retrospective study. Therefore, it was impossible to get consent from patients and their guardians in advance. This study data did’t use data that could be used to identify the participants, and it may be published in a journal worthy of being open to the public after collecting data of treatments and operations for the past 12 years based on medical records only.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Yong-Hoon Cho, MD, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, No. 49 Busandaehak-ro, Yangsan 50612, South Korea. choyh70@pusan.ac.kr
Received: June 21, 2021
Peer-review started: June 21, 2021
First decision: September 28, 2021
Revised: September 29, 2021
Accepted: November 14, 2021
Article in press: November 14, 2021
Published online: December 26, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This is a retrospective study aimed at identifying surgical perspectives for variants of the omphalomesenteric duct remnant (OMDR) manifesting in different age groups. Meckel's diverticulum was the most common type of OMDR in all the subjects, while umbilical lesions were more common in the infant group. For management, minimally invasive surgery was more common beyond infancy, and single-incision laparoscopic surgery may be considered the preferred surgical procedure.