The Naval Stone: A hidden culprit for umbilical abscess
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https://doi.org/10.21276/y0zpnm95Keywords:
umbilicus, omphalolith, naval stoneAbstract
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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