Effects of indomethacin on patent ductus arteriosus in neonates with genetic disorders and/or congenital anomalies.

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous indomethacin (IND) therapy for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in neonates with genetic disorders and/or congenital anomalies soon after birth.

Study Design: A total of 301 neonates with a genetic disorder and/or congenital anomalies and with a gestational age of ≥ 35 weeks were admitted during the study period. Eighty-five neonates with 56 genetic disorders (30 cases of trisomy 21, 10 cases of trisomy 18, and 16 others) and 29 congenital anomalies, and with clinical symptoms received intravenous IND therapy.

Adult case of an omphalomesenteric cyst resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery.

This report describes an extremely rare adult case of an omphalomesenteric cyst resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery. A 29-years-old Japanese man was referred and admitted to Kyushu University Hospital because of an abdominal mass and an elevated serum CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) level (21.3 ng/mL) in August 2001.