Do not overlook an umbilical cord hernia before clamping

Mehmet Nevzat Cizmeci1, Mehmet Kenan Kanburoglu, Ahmet Zulfikar Akelma

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Fatih University Medical School, Alparslan Turkes Cd. No: 57, 06510 Emek/Ankara, Turkey. nevzatcizmeci@gmail.com

An umbilical cord hernia is a rare midline abdominal defect. These masses may be easily overlooked at birth, which may result in an intestinal injury due to careless proximal application of the cord clamp. Herein, we present a newborn infant with an umbilical cord hernia who was managed by primary closure of the lesion.