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Bleeding from bellybutton since 3 days
My brother has discharge( bloody, brownish) from belly button since 3 days. Its not profuse but stains the inner wears reddish brown.
He has h/o pancretitis dec 2016 and march 2018 and pancreatic pseudocyst in 2017. Laproscopic drainge of pseudocyst in 28th june 2017.
Since then he was fine but 3 ago he started noticing discharge.
He sleeps on his abdomen and when gets up the clothes are stained since 3 days. Is there anything serious??
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It could be a port-site infection, or a granuloma. Consult a general surgeon.
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Dr. Mohammed Jameel Ahmed
General Surgeon
25 yrs exp
Nagpur
It is not uncommon
Needs examination
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Dr. K M T Vikram
Laparoscopic Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Hyderabad
It can be a simple Umbilical sepsis- treatable with medicines to a fistula . Consult a surgeon for further advise
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