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Discharging umbilicus.

Abdelkarim A El-Bakry1

  • 1Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Medical Journal
|October 9, 2002
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A conservative approach is recommended for managing umbilical discharge, reserving surgical excision for select cases. Most patients with umbilical discharge were successfully treated in an outpatient setting.

Area of Science:

  • Medicine
  • Surgery

Background:

  • Umbilical discharge is a common clinical symptom with diverse underlying pathologies.
  • Treatment strategies for umbilical discharge vary across different medical institutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the management experience of 44 patients with umbilical discharge.
  • To propose an effective treatment approach for umbilical discharge.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective study was conducted involving 44 patients treated between 1982 and 2001.
  • Data was collected from King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Main Results:

  • The majority of patients (43 out of 44) were managed in an outpatient clinic setting.
  • Local anesthesia was utilized in some cases, and general anesthesia was not employed.

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  • One patient required hospitalization for surgical excision due to an ulcerating dermoid cyst; most had pilonidal sinus of the umbilicus.

    • Conclusions:

    • A conservative management strategy is proposed for umbilical discharge.
    • Surgical excision should be reserved for specific, selected cases of umbilical discharge.