Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patent urachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx]
We report a baby with an unusual true umbilical cord cyst detected at 12 weeks gestation which as the pregnancy progressed became increasingly difficult to distinguish from a pseudocyst of the umbilical cord. Concern of the possibility of cord compression/cord accident led to an elective caesarean s...
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| author | John Svigos Sanjeev Khurana Christopher Munt Sanjay Sinhal Julie Bernardo |
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| description | We report a baby with an unusual true umbilical cord cyst detected at 12 weeks gestation which as the pregnancy progressed became increasingly difficult to distinguish from a pseudocyst of the umbilical cord. Concern of the possibility of cord compression/cord accident led to an elective caesarean section being performed at 35+ week’s gestation with delivery of a healthy female infant weighing 2170g. At birth the cyst ruptured and the resultant thickened elongated cord was clamped accordingly. After the cord clamp fell off at 5 days post delivery an elongated umbilical stump was left behind from which a stream of urine surprisingly jetted out from the umbilicus each time the baby cried. A patent urachus was confirmed on ultrasound and the umbilical jet of urine resolved at 4 weeks post delivery after treatment of an Escherichia coli urinary tract infection. At 11 weeks post delivery a laparoscopic excision of the urachus was successfully performed. The baby, now 18 months of age, continues to thrive without incident. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbd5c7ced38148309f0710082e0b1e672022-12-21T18:58:07ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022013-02-01210.12688/f1000research.2-38.v11221Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patent urachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx]John Svigos0Sanjeev Khurana1Christopher Munt2Sanjay Sinhal3Julie Bernardo4Ashford Hospital, Keswick, SA 5035, AustraliaFlinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA 5042, AustraliaAshford Hospital, Keswick, SA 5035, AustraliaFlinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA 5042, AustraliaFlinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA 5042, AustraliaWe report a baby with an unusual true umbilical cord cyst detected at 12 weeks gestation which as the pregnancy progressed became increasingly difficult to distinguish from a pseudocyst of the umbilical cord. Concern of the possibility of cord compression/cord accident led to an elective caesarean section being performed at 35+ week’s gestation with delivery of a healthy female infant weighing 2170g. At birth the cyst ruptured and the resultant thickened elongated cord was clamped accordingly. After the cord clamp fell off at 5 days post delivery an elongated umbilical stump was left behind from which a stream of urine surprisingly jetted out from the umbilicus each time the baby cried. A patent urachus was confirmed on ultrasound and the umbilical jet of urine resolved at 4 weeks post delivery after treatment of an Escherichia coli urinary tract infection. At 11 weeks post delivery a laparoscopic excision of the urachus was successfully performed. The baby, now 18 months of age, continues to thrive without incident.http://f1000research.com/articles/2-38/v1Pregnancy, Labor, Delivery & Postpartum Care |
| spellingShingle | John Svigos Sanjeev Khurana Christopher Munt Sanjay Sinhal Julie Bernardo Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patent urachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx] F1000Research Pregnancy, Labor, Delivery & Postpartum Care |
| title | Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patent urachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx] |
| title_full | Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patent urachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx] |
| title_fullStr | Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patent urachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patent urachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx] |
| title_short | Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patent urachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx] |
| title_sort | presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet a case report of a patent urachus v1 ref status indexed http f1000r es xx |
| topic | Pregnancy, Labor, Delivery & Postpartum Care |
| url | http://f1000research.com/articles/2-38/v1 |
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