Anatomical variations of medial umbilical ligament: clinical significance in laparoscopic exploration of children

TOKAR B., YÜCEL F.

PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, vol.25, no.12, pp.1077-1080, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00383-009-2467-y
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1077-1080
  • Keywords: Medial umbilical ligament, Anterior abdominal wall, Laparoscopy, Children, ARTERY
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background The anatomy and clinical significance of obliterated umbilical artery called as medial umbilical ligament (MUL) have not been documented well in literature. In this study, we investigated anatomical variations of MUL determined by laparoscopic exploration of abdomen in children and anatomy dissection on cadaver.