Catalog

Umbilical-enteric fistula

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Umbilical-enteric fistula – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/735697749

The vitelline duct (or omphalomesenteric duct) is a long narrow tube connecting the yoke sac of the early fetus to the developing intestinal tract and normally closes by the 9th week of gestation. Failure to close leads to a fistula clinically recognised by meconium issuing from the umbilical of the newborn.