The Naval Stone:  A hidden culprit for umbilical abscess

Natasha .; Farhanul Huda; Sudhir Kumar Singh; Jyoti Sharma; Ashikesh  Kundal; Bhargav  Gajula

doi:10.21276/iabcr.2019.5.3.29

Natasha . Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, AIIMS Rishikesh
Farhanul Huda Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, AIIMS Rishikesh
Sudhir Kumar Singh ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY, HIND INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SAFEDABAD, BARABANKI, UP.
Jyoti Sharma Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, AIIMS Rishikesh
Ashikesh Kundal Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, AIIMS Rishikesh
Bhargav Gajula Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, AIIMS Rishikesh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2019.5.3.29

Keywords: umbilicus, omphalolith, naval stone

Abstract

A rarely encountered benign entity, the omphalolith has been endowed several names like omphalo-keratolith, umbilical bolus and naval stone. We hereby discuss two cases of omphalolith who presented with secondary infection and infra-umbilical sepsis.

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