Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case report
The urachus is an embryologic remnant which degenerates after the birth. An infected urachal cyst is one of a spectrum of presentations of urachal pathology, all of which are rare in adulthood. Infected urachal cyst is a rare pathology in adult women and it should be considered in the differential d...
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| author | Kheireddine Mrad Daly Sami Ben Rhouma Selim Zaghbib Amine Oueslati Maroua Gharbi Yassine Nouira |
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| description | The urachus is an embryologic remnant which degenerates after the birth. An infected urachal cyst is one of a spectrum of presentations of urachal pathology, all of which are rare in adulthood. Infected urachal cyst is a rare pathology in adult women and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen. We report here a case of a 50-year-old women with an infected urachal cyst reveled by an acute abdomen. Keywords: Urachus, Abnormality, Urachal cyst, Infected urachal cyst |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a60d1f6e39d04663a2c28323541aac5b2022-12-22T02:00:45ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202019-09-0126Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case reportKheireddine Mrad Daly0Sami Ben Rhouma1Selim Zaghbib2Amine Oueslati3Maroua Gharbi4Yassine Nouira5Corresponding author.; Department of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaThe urachus is an embryologic remnant which degenerates after the birth. An infected urachal cyst is one of a spectrum of presentations of urachal pathology, all of which are rare in adulthood. Infected urachal cyst is a rare pathology in adult women and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen. We report here a case of a 50-year-old women with an infected urachal cyst reveled by an acute abdomen. Keywords: Urachus, Abnormality, Urachal cyst, Infected urachal cysthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019302396 |
| spellingShingle | Kheireddine Mrad Daly Sami Ben Rhouma Selim Zaghbib Amine Oueslati Maroua Gharbi Yassine Nouira Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case report Urology Case Reports |
| title | Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case report |
| title_full | Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case report |
| title_short | Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case report |
| title_sort | infected urachal cyst in an adult a case report |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019302396 |
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