Omphalolith: An underdiagnosed entity

Omphalolith is a rare and underdiagnosed entity due to the accumulation of sebum and keratin in the umbilicus. It usually occurs in the elderly with deep and narrow umbilicus. Early recognition of omphalolith is important to prevent complications, unnecessary investigations, and anxiety. We report h...

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Autores principales: Jouini, Wafa, Litaiem, Noureddine, Zaimi, Yosra, Mouelhi, Leila, Debbeche, Radhouane, Zeglaoui, Faten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9552982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36245467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6443
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author Jouini, Wafa
Litaiem, Noureddine
Zaimi, Yosra
Mouelhi, Leila
Debbeche, Radhouane
Zeglaoui, Faten
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description Omphalolith is a rare and underdiagnosed entity due to the accumulation of sebum and keratin in the umbilicus. It usually occurs in the elderly with deep and narrow umbilicus. Early recognition of omphalolith is important to prevent complications, unnecessary investigations, and anxiety. We report herein two new cases of omphalolith.
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spelling pubmed-95529822022-10-14 Omphalolith: An underdiagnosed entity Jouini, Wafa Litaiem, Noureddine Zaimi, Yosra Mouelhi, Leila Debbeche, Radhouane Zeglaoui, Faten Clin Case Rep Case Report Omphalolith is a rare and underdiagnosed entity due to the accumulation of sebum and keratin in the umbilicus. It usually occurs in the elderly with deep and narrow umbilicus. Early recognition of omphalolith is important to prevent complications, unnecessary investigations, and anxiety. We report herein two new cases of omphalolith. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-10-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9552982/ /pubmed/36245467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6443 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Jouini, Wafa
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Debbeche, Radhouane
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Omphalolith: An underdiagnosed entity
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title_full Omphalolith: An underdiagnosed entity
title_fullStr Omphalolith: An underdiagnosed entity
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title_short Omphalolith: An underdiagnosed entity
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9552982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36245467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6443
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